WZFX

Infobox Radio Station
name = WZFX
city = Whiteville, North Carolina
area = Fayetteville, North Carolina


branding = "Foxy 99"
affiliations = Russ Parr Morning Show
airdate = 1986
frequency = 99.1 {mhz}
format = Mainstream Urban
slogan = Today's Hottest Music and your Favorite Old School

power = 100,000 watts
class = C1
haat = 299 meters
facility_id = 32376
coordinates = coord|34|44|5|N|78|47|25|W|type:landmark
owner = Beasley Broadcast Group
sister_stations = WAZZ, WFLB, WKML, WUKS
website = [http://www.foxy99.com www.foxy99.com]

WZFX is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina and located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. WZFX broadcasts under the branding "Foxy 99" and carries the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show.

History

In 1986, WQTR radio in Whiteville increased its power to 100,000 watts and changed to the current call letters and formatFact|date=June 2008. The new owners were Steve Weil of Goldsboro, North Carolina, his brother Henry weil, and his sister Leslie WeilCatherine Pritchard, "Downtown Adds Radio Station," "The Fayetteville Observer", February 15, 1994.] .

In 1990, after WQSM stopped playing top 40, WZFX added some top 40 hits to its music mix [David Bourne, "Radio Stations Spinning New Tunes," "The Fayetteville Observer", May 20, 1990.] . This move took "The Fox" back to the top of the ratings [David Bourne, "'Fox' Has Other Stations on the Run," "The Fayetteville Observer", August 5, 1990.] .

In 1994, WZFX moved from the Wachovia building to a former Cato department store, which the owners purchased.

In 1995, Atlantic Broadcasting Group sold WROV-FM to Ray Thomas Roanoke, Virginia and WLNI in Lynchburg, Virginia, leaving the company with only WZFX. Several DJs and general manager Lynn Carraway were let go. At the time, WZFX played no rap until after 5 in the afternoon, and rap-leaning WLRD was doing very well despite its limited signal [Michael Futch, "Despite Changes, It's Business As Usual at WZFX," "The Fayetteville Observer", July 21, 1995.] .

In 1997, Beasley Broadcasting--owner of WKML, WTSB, WAZZ and WEWO--bought WZFX from Joyner Communications. There was talk in 1996 of another company buying WZFX and WLRD, but that deal fell apart [Catherine Pritchard, "WZFX Sale Consolidates Radio Market," "The Fayetteville Observer", January 24, 1997.] . Later in the year, Beasley also bought WLRD and WYRU. For a short time, WLRD aired the programming of WZFX [Michael Futch, "Beasley Group Buys 2 More Stations," "The Fayetteville Observer", July 31, 1997] .

References

External links

* [http://www.foxy99.com/index.php?page=0 Official Website]
*FMQ|WZFX
*FML|WZFX