- WOOZ-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = WOOZ-FM
city = Harrisburg,Illinois
area =
slogan =
branding = "New Country Z100"
frequency = 99.9MHz
airdate =
share = 9.9
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 = Country
erp = 32,000watt s
haat = 189.0meter s
class = B
facility_id = 74581
coordinates = coord|37|36|45.00|N| 88|52|3.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WEBQ-FM (1981-1989)
owner = River Radio
licensee = MRR License LLC
sister_stations = WCIL,WCIL-FM ,WUEZ ,WJPF ,WXLT
webcast =
website = http://www.z100fm.com
affiliations =WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM) is a
radio station broadcasting aCountry music format. Licensed toHarrisburg, 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=WOOZ-FM |title=WOOZ-FM Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division]History
The station was assigned the call letters WEBQ-FM on
1981-02-13 . On1989-08-02 , the station changed its call sign to the current WOOZ-FM. [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74581&Callsign=WOOZ |title=WOOZ Call Sign History |work=United StatesFederal 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 , andKZIM 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|WOOZ
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