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Coordinates: 37°4626N 89°0549W / 37.774°N 89.097°W / 37.774; -89.097
 

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WVZA

Broadcast area

Marion-Carbondale

Frequency

92.7 MHz

Branding

92.7 ALT 2K

Programming

Format

Alternative rock

Ownership

Owner

  • (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC)
  • Sister stations

    WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM

    History

    First air date

    March 1994 (1994-03)

    Former call signs

    WVZA (1991–2009)
    WTAO-FM (2009–2018)

    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC

    Facility ID

    124

    Class

    B1

    ERP

    25,000 watts

    HAAT

    100 meters (330 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    37°46′26N 89°05′49W / 37.774°N 89.097°W / 37.774; -89.097

    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • Webcast

    Listen Live

    Website

    alt2k.com

    WVZA (92.7 FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area.

    History[edit]

    92.7 FM previously aired a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio.[2]

    In July 2009, the top 40 format and call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign coming over to 92.7 FM. The stations announced a reversal of the call sign swap on July 23, 2018, which took effect on August 1, 2018.[3]

    On May 24, 2019, WVZA changed their format from adult contemporary to alternative rock, branded as "92.7 Alt 2K".[4]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVZA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "Withers acquires six radio stations".
  • ^ "Withers Swaps WTAO & WVZA In Southern Illinois Again - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  • ^ Alt 2K Debuts in Marion-Carbondale Radioinsight - May 28, 2019
  • External links[edit]

    Radio stations in Marion, Carbondale, and the Southern Illinois area

    ByAM frequency

  • 960
  • 1020
  • 1060
  • 1150
  • 1300
  • 1340
  • 1420
  • 1440
  • 1580
  • ByFM frequency

  • 90.1
  • 91.1
  • 91.9
  • 92.7
  • 94.1
  • 95.1
  • 95.9
  • 96.5
  • 97.7
  • 98.9
  • 99.9
  • 100.7
  • 101.5
  • 102.9
  • 103.5
  • 103.9
  • 104.5
  • 105.1
  • 106.3
  • 107.3
  • NOAA Weather Radio
    frequency

    Bycall sign

  • KGMO
  • KZIM
  • WAWJ
  • WBVN
  • WCIL
  • WCIL-FM
  • WDBX
  • WDDD-FM
  • WDQN
  • WDQN-FM
  • WFRX
  • WGGH
  • WHET
  • WIBH
  • WIMB
  • WINI
  • WISH-FM
  • WJPF
  • WKIB
  • WMCL
  • WMIX
  • WMIX-FM
  • WOOZ-FM
  • WQRL
  • WSIU
  • WTAO-FM
  • WUEZ
  • WVZA
  • WXAN
  • WXLT
  • WXM49
  • Defunct

    Nearby regions
    Cape Girardeau-Jackson
    Evansville
    Mount Vernon
    Paducah-Mayfield
    St. Louis
    See also
    List of radio stations in Illinois

    Modern rock radio stations in the state of Illinois

    Stations

  • KQCJ - Cambridge
  • WCSF – Joliet
  • WJMU – Decatur
  • WKQX - Chicago
  • WKRO - Cairo
  • WLCA - Godfrey
  • WLNX – Lincoln
  • WLSR – Galesburg
  • WLUW – Chicago
  • WPGU – Urbana
  • WSJK – Tuscola
  • WVZA - Herrin
  • See also
    adult contemporary
    classic hits
    college
    country
    news/talk
    NPR
    oldies
    religious
    rock
    sports
    top 40
    urban
    other radio stations in Illinois
    See also
    active rock
    classic rock
    mainstream rock
    modern rock

    International

    National


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