WKZJ

WKZJ (92.7 FM, "K92.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Eufaula, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Davis Broadcasting, Inc. Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus, Georgia east of downtown, and its transmitter is located north of Eufaula.

WKZJ
Broadcast areaColumbus, Georgia
Frequency92.7 MHz
BrandingK92.7
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Davis Broadcasting, Inc.
  • (Davis Broadcasting, Inc. of Columbus)
WEAM-FM, WFXE, WIOL, WIOL-FM, WOKS
History
First air date
1971
Former call signs
WULA-FM (1971-1981)
WKQK (1981-1982)
WKQK-FM (1982-1985)
WULA-FM (1985-1999)
WIOL (1999-2005)
Technical information
Facility ID36307
ClassC2
ERP39,000 watts
HAAT168 meters (551 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°07′58″N 85°04′13″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitek927.com

WLZJ broadcasts an urban adult contemporary music format for the Columbus, Georgia, area. This includes programming from Compass Media Networks.[1]

History

The beginning

This station signed on in 1971, broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power at 92.7 MHz as WULA-FM, an FM companion to AM sister station WULA, under the ownership of the Vogel-Milligan Corporation.[2] The FM station primarily rebroadcast the programming of the AM station. On June 1, 1978, both WULA and WULA-FM were sold to WULA, Inc.[3] As the station was beginning independent programming, WULA-FM's owners had the FCC change the call letters to WLAZ in 1978 and then to WKQK on April 6, 1981.[4]

A new era

In July 1981, WULA, Inc., agreed to sell this station to McGowan Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 17, 1981.[5] The call letters were changed to WKQK-FM on March 23, 1982 to accommodate a new AM sister station taking on the WKQK callsign.[4]

In April 1985, McGowan Broadcasting, Inc., signed an agreement to sell this station to Lake Eufala Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 27, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on August 29, 1985.[6] The new owners applied for new call letters and they were changed back to the heritage WULA-FM on September 13, 1985.[4]

In August 1995, Lake Eufala Broadcasting, Inc., contracted to sell this station to McGowan Media, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 23, 1995, and the transaction was consummated on March 19, 1996.[7] The original AM/FM combo was finally broken up when McGowan Media sold AM station WULA to Mark Hellinger in late 1996.[8]

In March 1997, McGowan Media, LLC, made a deal to sell this station to Woodfin Group subsidiary Hatchee Creek Communications, Inc.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 17, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on June 5, 1997.[10] Owner Ken Woodfin increased the station's signal power, moved it into the Columbus, Georgia, market with a new classic rock format, and changed the branding to "The River".[9][11] The station applied for new call letters to match their new branding and they were changed to WIOL on February 26, 1999.[4]

The present

In mid-April 2004, Hatchee Creek Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Davis Broadcasting, Inc.[12] The reported sale price for the station was $2.7 million.[13] The deal was approved by the FCC on June 10, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on July 20, 2004.[14] The callsign was changed to WKZJ on March 30, 2005, after a swap with a new sister station which took the WIOL callsign.[4] In December 2007, Davis Broadcasting, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the license for this station to subsidiary Davis Broadcasting, Inc. of Columbus. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 20, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on March 3, 2008.[15]

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "The Facilities of Radio". 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-6.
  3. "The Facilities of Radio". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-4.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "Application Search Details (BALH-19810702HL)". FCC Media Bureau. August 17, 1981.
  6. "Application Search Details (BALH-19850410HT)". FCC Media Bureau. August 29, 1985.
  7. "Application Search Details (BALH-19950830GH)". FCC Media Bureau. March 19, 1996.
  8. "Application Search Details (BAL-19960906EA)". FCC Media Bureau. January 7, 1997.
  9. "New owner bringing station to Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. April 10, 1997. p. B7.
  10. "Application Search Details (BALH-19970303GS)". FCC Media Bureau. June 5, 1997.
  11. "Future strong for local radio, Columbus' 18 stations avoided ad recession seen across nation". Ledger-Enquirer. July 28, 2002. p. B4.
  12. "Business Roundup: 'Foxie' plunges into 'The River'". Ledger-Enquirer. April 16, 2004. p. C8.
  13. "Changing Hands - 4/26/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. April 26, 2004.
  14. "Application Search Details (BALH-20040416ABP)". FCC Media Bureau. July 20, 2004.
  15. "Application Search Details (BALH-20071213ACG)". FCC Media Bureau. March 3, 2008.
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