WGZZ

WGZZ (94.3 FM, "Wings 94.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Waverly, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Auburn Network, Inc. It airs a classic hits music format.[2]

WGZZ
Broadcast areaAuburn-Opelika, Alabama
Frequency94.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWings 94.3
Programming
FormatClassic hits
SubchannelsHD1: WGZZ analog
HD2: News/Talk "NewsTalk WANI"
HD3: Sports "ESPN Auburn"
HD4: Soft AC "96.3 W-Lee"
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerAuburn Network, Inc.
WANI
History
First air date
1989 (as WZLM at 97.3)
Former call signs
WZLM (1989-2004)
WKGA (2004-2007)[1]
Former frequencies
97.3 MHz (1989-2004)
100.3 MHz (2004-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID15283
ClassA
ERP4,200 watts
HAAT120 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°44′11″N 85°29′54″W
Translator(s)96.3 W242AX (Auburn, relays HD4)
98.7 W245AY (Auburn, relays HD2)
106.7 W294AR (Auburn, relays HD3)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Listen Live (HD4)
WebsiteFM/HD1: wingsfm.com
HD2: newstalkwani.com
HD3: espnau.com
HD4: 963wlee.com

The station was assigned the WGZZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 18, 2007.[1]

On April 19, 2010, WGZZ moved from 100.3 FM to 94.3 FM.

Translators
Broadcast translator for WGZZ-HD2
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W254AY 98.7 FMAuburn, Alabama138347250169 m (554 ft)D32°40′3.5″N 85°33′0.8″WLMS
Broadcast translator for WGZZ-HD3
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W294AR 106.7 FMAuburn, Alabama141199250169 m (554 ft)D32°40′3.5″N 85°33′0.8″WLMS
Broadcast translator for WGZZ-HD4
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W242AX 96.3 FMAuburn, Alabama146140250176 m (577 ft)D32°40′3.5″N 85°33′0.8″WLMS

Format and Programs
Caricature of Rich and Jeremy

WGZZ ("Wings 94.3") airs classic rock from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Wings features a local morning radio show, "Rich and Jeremy in the Morning", which airs weekdays from 6:00 CST to 9:00 CST featuring Rich Perkins of Wings and Jeremy Henderson of The War Eagle Reader website. The show began in January 2016 and is primarily comedy. Rich and Jeremy include live guests and phone calls during the show. Clips of the show are available on Rich and Jeremy's SoundCloud page. After Rich and Jeremy, Al Mason hosts "Rewind at 9" on weekdays at 9:00 CST, a program that spotlights a specific classic year's music. John Garrett hosts "The 4 O'Clock Beatles Block" on weekdays at 4:00 CST featuring four classic Beatles songs. Weekdays at 5:00 CST, Wings airs a "Live at 5" feature for a couple of classic rock songs recorded from a live concert.

Wings 94.3 is also the official station of Auburn High School Football. Wings airs a coaches show on Mondays prior to a game with Bill Cameron and Auburn High head coach Adam Winegarden. On game day, Bill Cameron assumes play-by-play duties, he is joined on the broadcast by Chuck Furlow, Gabe Gross, and Scott Bagwell.

On July 18, 2023, it was announced WGZZ would become the official broadcast home of Auburn Tigers football and men's basketball, alongside the university's "Tiger Talk" talk radio program, as part of a deal with owner RadioAlabama (reacquiring rights to the team after previously holding them from 2013-2016).[3]

Sister Stations

WGZZ is a broadcast service of Auburn Network, Inc., which also owns three other radio stations, including Newstalk WANI (WANI-AM, W242AY), ESPN 106.7 (WGZZ-HD3, W294AR), and 96-3 W-LEE (WGZZ-HD2, W242AX)

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. RadioAlabama Snags Auburn University Radio Rights

Ownership working out time in jail.Station ownership update


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