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> I missed it...when did WGZR 106.9 change to Country?
> Weren't they an alternative station before that? And way
> long ago weren't they a smooth jazz station?
>
> Can anyone outline their recent format changes for me?
>
> Thanks
>
They changed to Country in March 2003 when they traded formats with sister 104.9, putting Country Gator on a stronger 100kw signal (whether or not that's helped the station, well you can look at the ratings and decide for yourself...) and Triple A Wave on the weaker 104.9, which is lucky to cover Savannnah proper.
> Weren't they an alternative station before that? And way
> long ago weren't they a smooth jazz station?
>
> Can anyone outline their recent format changes for me?
>
> Thanks
>
They changed to Country in March 2003 when they traded formats with sister 104.9, putting Country Gator on a stronger 100kw signal (whether or not that's helped the station, well you can look at the ratings and decide for yourself...) and Triple A Wave on the weaker 104.9, which is lucky to cover Savannnah proper.
> > I missed it...when did WGZR 106.9 change to Country?
> > Weren't they an alternative station before that? And way
> > long ago weren't they a smooth jazz station?
> >
> > Can anyone outline their recent format changes for me?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> They changed to Country in March 2003 when they traded
> formats with sister 104.9, putting Country Gator on a
> stronger 100kw signal (whether or not that's helped the
> station, well you can look at the ratings and decide for
> yourself...) and Triple A Wave on the weaker 104.9, which is
> lucky to cover Savannnah proper.
>
The previous smooth jazz format was around '96-'98 as WIJY. 106.9 has been many things over the years standards WLOW, smooth jazz WIJY, news/talk WHHR-FM, modern AC and modern rock WWVV, and now country WGZR.
FCC shows it became WLOW in 1987, WHHR-FM in 1994, back to the WLOW calls 9 months later, to WIJY 12/96, to WWVV 5/98, and then to WGZR 3/03.
Chip
http://users4.ev1.net/~chipk/ac/airchecks.html
> > Weren't they an alternative station before that? And way
> > long ago weren't they a smooth jazz station?
> >
> > Can anyone outline their recent format changes for me?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> They changed to Country in March 2003 when they traded
> formats with sister 104.9, putting Country Gator on a
> stronger 100kw signal (whether or not that's helped the
> station, well you can look at the ratings and decide for
> yourself...) and Triple A Wave on the weaker 104.9, which is
> lucky to cover Savannnah proper.
>
The previous smooth jazz format was around '96-'98 as WIJY. 106.9 has been many things over the years standards WLOW, smooth jazz WIJY, news/talk WHHR-FM, modern AC and modern rock WWVV, and now country WGZR.
FCC shows it became WLOW in 1987, WHHR-FM in 1994, back to the WLOW calls 9 months later, to WIJY 12/96, to WWVV 5/98, and then to WGZR 3/03.
Chip
http://users4.ev1.net/~chipk/ac/airchecks.html
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