WKEZ (AM)

WKEZ (1240 kHz, "98.7 EZ-FM") is an AM radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia. Owned by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format.

WKEZ
Broadcast areaBluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia
Frequency1240 kHz
Branding98.7 EZ-FM
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary
AffiliationsLocal Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert
  • (First Media Services, LLC)
WHAJ, WHIS, WHKX, WHQX, WKOY-FM
History
First air date
1948
Technical information
Facility ID44001
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°15′57.0″N 81°11′20.0″W
Translator(s)98.7 W254CV (Bluefield)
Repeater(s)1150 WELC (Welch)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.myezradio.com

History

On September 14, 2016, WKEZ changed their format from classic country to classic hip hop, branded as "G98.7", simulcasting on FM translator W254CV 98.7 FM Bluefield.[1]

Alpha Media sold its Bluefield cluster to First Media Services in September 2018.[2] In December 2018, WKEZ rebranded as "Z98.7", with no change in format.[3]

In November 2019, WKEZ began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 98.7". At midnight on January 1, 2020, the station flipped to soft adult contemporary as "98.7 EZ-FM". The new format is also simulcast by WELC 1150 AM Welch.[4]

References
  1. Alpha Launches Classic Hip Hop G98.7 Bluefield Radioinsight - September 14, 2016
  2. "First Media Services Acquires Alpha Media Bluefield". RadioInsight. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. "WKEZ Rebrands at Z98.7". RadioInsight. 17 December 2018.
  4. "WKEZ Bluefield Moves In An EZ Direction". RadioInsight. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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