WUEZ

Infobox Radio station
name = WUEZ


city = Carterville, Illinois
area =
slogan =
branding = "Magic 95.1"
frequency = 95.1 MHz
airdate =
share = 8.2
share as of = Fa'06
share source = R&R [cite news |title=Marion-Carbondale (IL) Market Ratings |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Marion-Carbondale&MarketRank=%20 |work=Radio & Records]
format = Adult Contemporary
erp = 17,600 watts
haat = 119.0 meters
class = B1
facility_id = 39520
coordinates = coord|37|43|31.00|N| 89|15|25.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WYGF (1991-1991)
WEZS (1991-1993)
WXLT (1993-2001)
owner = River Radio
licensee = MRR License LLC
sister_stations = WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WXLT
webcast = [http://magic951.com/skin/blurb.php?sectionId=0&contentId=119960 listen live]
website = http://www.magic951.com
affiliations =

WUEZ (95.1 FM, "Magic 95.1") is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Carterville, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by River Radio and licensed to MRR License LLC. [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WUEZ |title=WUEZ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WYGF on 1991-02-22. On 1991-12-27, the station changed its call sign to WEZS, on 1993-09-10 to WXLT, and on 2001-03-19 to the current WUEZ. [ cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=39520&Callsign=WUEZ |title=WUEZ Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). [cite news |work=Southern Illinoisan |title=Zimmer sells 17 radio stations |date=2003-12-19 |first=John D. |last=Homan |quote=The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands - 1/12/2004 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA373841.html |date=2004-01-12]

References

External links

*FM station data|WUEZ