WXZZ
WXZZ (103.3 FM, "Z-Rock 103") is a commercial radio station. It is licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky and serves the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and airs an active rock radio format. Cumulus uses the Z Rock name as a moniker for WXZZ, as a way to keep the trademark active following the closure of the Z Rock satellite network of the same name in 1996.[1] Studios and offices are located at Kincaid Towers on West Vine Street in Lexington.[2] The transmitter is off Russell Cave Road, also in Lexington.[3]
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| Broadcast area | Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area |
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| Frequency | 103.3 MHz |
| Branding | Z-Rock 103 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLTO, WLXX, WVLK, WVLK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 10, 1973 (as WAXU-FM at 103.1) |
Former call signs | WAXU-FM (1973-1984) WRMA (1984-1986) WMGB (1986-1989) WTKT (1989-1991) WTKT-FM (1991-1995) |
Former frequencies | 103.1 MHz (1973-1992) |
Call sign meaning | W LeXington's Z-Rock Z |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 32425 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | zrock103.com |
WXZZ begins each weekday with the comedy and music program theTwitch & MJ Morning Show. They have “Monkey Boy” doing the drive home from 3-7. ‘
The station first signed on the air on September 10, 1973, as WAXU-FM.[4] It was originally at 103.1 MHz, and it simulcast its co-owned AM station, 1580 WAXU (now WWTF).
References
- "KZTI Reno Renames Itself 105.3 Rock Hard" from Radio Insight (October 9, 2015)
- www.ZRock103.com
- Radio-Locator.com
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-84
External links
- ZRock 103 Homepage
- WXZZ in the FCC FM station database
- WXZZ on Radio-Locator
- WXZZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database