WVEZ

Infobox Radio station
name = WVEZ


city = St. Matthews, Kentucky
area = Louisville
slogan =
branding = "Lite 106.9 Soft Rock"
frequency = 106.9 MHz HD Radio
repeater =
airdate =
share = 5.6
share as of = Sp'08 P2
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Louisville Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Louisville&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Adult Contemporary
power =
erp = 24,500 watts
haat = 204.0 meters
class = B
facility_id = 53595
coordinates = coord|38|22|19.00|N| 85|49|33.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WKRX 1966-1974 WVEZ 1974-1988 WVEZ-FM (1988-1999)
owner = Cox Radio, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://lite1069.com listen live]
website = [http://lite1069.com lite1069.com]
affiliations =

WVEZ (106.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to St. Matthews, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Louisville area. The station is currently owned by Cox Radio, Inc.. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WVEZ |title=WVEZ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] The station is also broadcast on HD radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity ]

History

The station came on the air in 1976 playing CBS' "Young Sound" Adult Contemporary format. It switched to a Schulke Beautiful Music format in 1970. In 1974, it was acquired by Stoner Broadcasting and its call letters changed from WKRX to WVEZ [http://lkyradio.com/WVEZ.htm] . The station continued to play the Schulke format until 1984, but remained Beautiful Music until 1986. In April, 1986, the station switched to a satellite Adult Contemporary format, before going live as Lite 106.9 in 1989.
The call letters were changed to WVEZ-FM in 1988 when it's AM "sister station", now WKRD, changed it's call letters to WVEZ. It remained WVEZ-FM until 1999-12-07 [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53595&Callsign=WVEZ |title=WVEZ Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

References

External links

*FM station data|WVEZ
Louisville Radio