WWYZ

Infobox Radio Station


name = WWYZ
city = Waterbury, Connecticut
area = Hartford, Connecticut
airdate = "1989"
frequency = 92.5 (MHz)
format = Country
owner = Clear Channel Communications
sister_stations = WHCN, WKSS, WPOP|,WURH
erp = 17,000 watts
haat = 268 meters
branding = Country 92.5
slogan = Connecticut's Country Station
class = B
facility_id = 74205
webcast = [http://www.country925.com/cc-common/hdradio/ Listen Live]
website = [http://www.country925.com/ www.country925.com]

WWYZ is a Country Station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, broadcasting at 92.5 FM. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications, but was formerly locally owned by the Gilmore family as a sister to WATR and WATR-TV (now WTXX)

In the early 1970s, WWYZ was called the "Music Lover's WISE Choice", trailing among many easy listening stations blanketing much of Connecticut. In June 1976 under program director Bob Craig, WWYZ switched to "YZ the Natural 92 FM" as a "laid back and mellow" soft rock station. The format outlasted its New York counterpart WKTU (which went disco) and served WWYZ well for about five years. Various attempts to meet new competitors in the adult contemporary arena fell short between 1981 and 1988. On September 1, 1988, the station switched to a Country music format, making it the only FM station in Connecticut with a wide reach to adopt this format full-time. The station has had considerable success with this format and through 2007 remains the only FM country music station in the Hartford and New Haven areas, carrying programs both national and local in origin.

Current Staff

*5-10 AM Bosh & Cory in the Morning.
*10-3 Kat Jackson (voice-tracked, not originating from CT)
*3-7 Wendy Steele
*7-Mid Dave Michaels

weekends and fill-in:

*Amy Grey
*Jack Carney
*Dennis Donovan
*John Saville
*Kera Burke

External links

* [http://www.country925.com/ WWYZ Website]
*FMQ|WWYZ
*FML|WWYZ
*FMARB|WWYZ