WSKZ
WSKZ (106.5 FM) is a radio station in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The station operates under a classic rock format and is branded as KZ106. The station is one of four stations operating in the Chattanooga broadcast area by Cumulus Media.
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| City | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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| Broadcast area | Chattanooga and Vicinity |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| Branding | KZ106 |
| Slogan | Chattanooga's Classic Rock |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| WGOW-FM/AM, WOGT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1960 (as WLOM) August 19,1978 (as WSKZ) |
Former call signs | WLOM (1960-1974) WYNQ (1974-1978) |
Call sign meaning | We are Super KraZy on FM 106! |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54525 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 329 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kz106.com |
History
The station became WSKZ in August 1978 in which the station formerly co-owned with their nearby AM station WGOW during its early years. By 1981, the station became a Top 40/CHR format, in which WSKZ is the only radio station in Chattanooga that broadcast a fully remained Top 40 station. The station formerly compete against their nearby Top 40 station WBDX in 1989. KZ106 aired its Top 40 format until 1992, when the station returned back to simulcasting WGOW after being a Top 40 station to the city for more than a decade. The station became the current classic rock format in 2000.
External links
- KZ 106 official website
- WSKZ in the FCC's FM station database
- WSKZ on Radio-Locator
- WSKZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database