WZZE Z97 license canceled

[icycool7227]

This is interesting. Just came across WZZE Z-97's Wikipedia update:
WZZE
City
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area
Delaware Valley
Branding
Z97
Slogan
The Voice of Glen Mills
Frequency
97.3 MHz
Format
Defunct (formerly Top 40 (CHR))
ERP
18 watts
HAAT
56 meters
Class
D
Facility ID
24259
Owner
Glen Mills Schools
WZZE was an American Top 40 (CHR) radio station, which was located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The station was broadcast via a transmitter located in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. WZZE featured a variety of disc jockeys who all had various shifts at the station itself.
The station ceased broadcasting in 2014 but did not inform the Federal Communications Commission of this until June 28, 2019, at which point its license was canceled on July 2, 2019.[1][2]

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I never heard this radio station as I've never been to the east coast but I've known about it for a very long time. I remember when I called them they told me there was no logo. Has anyone ever seen one? What kind of music did this station play? Was the voice imaging any good? How much coverage is 18 watts? Why did they go off the air?

 

[b-turner]

Many of the class D stations were owned by schools (private, public, college, high school). Many operated a few hours a day when school was in session. Over time these class D FMs originally with 10 watts of power, upgraded to increase power where possible since a class D station was secondary and could be displaced by a full power station moving or increasing power. It seems many of these stations that struggled to maintain minimum operating hours made agreements where a NPR affiliate simulcast in hours the station would typically be off the air.

There are still many of the former class D stations around. WAVM in Maynard, Mass is an example that got some press because the station was challenged by a full power. WAVM operated, I think, 3 to 9 weekdays and an hour on Sunday back then. They managed to increase power to fend off the challenge.

I spoke to a number of stations in the late 1980s. Like many schools, finding a teacher that could oversee the station and devote the time needed was difficult. Many were not a part of any class instruction and the usual broadcaster's obligations went along with the overseeing. Some were operational as little as 10 to 15 hours a week.

 

[atthestars]

There are still many of the former class D stations around.

Just in Delaware County, there still is:

WHHS- Havertown (Haverford School District): At 9.5 watts, the station has jumped around the dial to stay on the air. First at 89.3, then they moved to 107.9. When WSNJ moved into Philly on 107.9, new owner Radio One reached out to WODE in Allentown to make sure WHHS could move to 99.9 (and Radio One allowed them to be adjacent to their own 100.3 as a gesture of good faith)

WRSD- Folsom (Ridley School District): 14 watts of power.

I feel like I'm forgetting one or two...