WZJO

Infobox Radio Station


name = WZJO-FM
airdate = 1983
frequency = 94.5 MHZ
city = Dunbar, West Virginia
area = Charleston MSA| format = Modern Rock
owner = Bristol Broadcasting Company
erp = 10,000 watts
branding = Z Rock 94.5
slogan = "Charleston's New Rock"
class = B
website = [http://www.zrock945.com ZRock945.com]
callsign_meaning = Z- Rock / Jammin Oldies

WZJO-FM / Z Rock 94-5 is Charleston's only Alternative rock radio station. In fact Z Rock 94-5 is West Virginia's only Alternative Rock radio station. Z Rock made it's debut in 2003. Before that, WZJO was an Urban Oldies station. As you can see the last two call letters of the callsign stand for Jammin Oldies. The station is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, with a "twin station" in Elizabethton, Tennessee named "Z Rock-99-3", also owned by Bristol Broadcasting. According to Bristol Broadcasting, the station posts strong numbers with 18 to 35 year old men. WZJO shares a tower with WBES-AM in Dunbar. The station has a "Z-ROCK Babe" contest held every month.

History

* The station's callsign was WBES-FM form 1988 until 2001.

External links

*fmq|WZJO
*fml|WZJO
* [http://www.bristolbroadcasting.com/charlestonmkt.shtml Charleston Radio Market @ Bristol Broadcasting]