WCIZ-FM

WCIZ-FM (93.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Watertown, New York. It is owned by the Stephens Media Group and airs a classic hits radio format, which leans toward classic rock. Unlike some classic hits stations, WCIZ does not play pop or dance artists, such as Madonna, Michael Jackson or Gloria Estefan.

WCIZ-FM
CityWatertown, New York
Broadcast areaJefferson County, New York
Frequency93.3 MHz
BrandingZ93
SloganNorthern New York's Original Home for Classic Hits
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerStephens Media Group
(Stephens Media Group Watertown, LLC)
WFRY-FM, WNER, WTNY
History
First air date
1986 (as WTNY-FM at 97.5)
Former call signs
WTNY-FM (1986-1997)
Former frequencies
97.5 MHz (1986-1997)
93.5 MHz (1997-1999)
Technical information
Facility ID153
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live

Around early 2000, the station changed formats from classic rock to classic hits. WCIZ-FM went on the air in the summer of 1988.[1] The station originally began broadcasting at 97.5 FM, later moving to 93.5 in 1997. It changed to its current frequency at 93.3 FM in 1999. Prior to WCIZ-FM's move to 93.5 from 97.5, the station was a CHR station known as WTNY-FM "T-93 FM" which began broadcasting in the 1980s.

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