WFMZ (FM)

For the independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, see WFMZ-TV.

WFMZ

City	Hertford, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Elizabeth City, NC Hampton Roads
Branding	Classic Rock 104.9 and 92.3
Frequency	104.9 MHz
First air date	1991
Format	Classic rock
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	39883
Transmitter coordinates	36°05′59″N 76°28′31″W / 36.09972°N 76.47528°W / 36.09972; -76.47528
Callsign meaning	Family Minded Zone (from former sister station WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA)
Former callsigns	WELQ (1986-1988) WKJE (1988-1997)
Operator	Max Radio of the Carolinas Licenses LLC
Owner	Hengooch, LLC
Sister stations	WVOD, WZPR, WCMS-FM, WCXL
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	yourclassicrock.com

WFMZ (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Hertford, North Carolina, USA, it serves Northeast North Carolina along with parts of the Hampton Roads area. The station is owned by Hengooch, LLC. Its studios are located at 907 B West Ehringhaus Street in Elizabeth City, NC.

History

The station started in 1988, a CP (construction permit) was granted to Maranatha Broadcasting for WFMZ but it wouldn’t sign on until 1991. It was a Christian Contemporary station known as Praise 105 from 1991 to 2003. It was sold to Convergent Broadcasting in mid-June 2003. It became Classic Hits 104.9 on September 2, 2003 just after 6 am. The first song on Classic Hits 104.9 was Hotel California by The Eagles.

In 2006, Convergent Broadcasting LLC sold WFMZ, WYND-FM, WVOD and WZPR to CapSan Media LLC.^[1]

Starting May 14, 2009, WFMZ began simulcasting on WZPR 92.3 FM.

Hengooch, LLC bought WZPR, WFMZ, WYND and WVOD in 2010 for $200,000.^[2]

On December 5, 2012, due to WOBR-FM relaunching as "The Pirate", WFMZ tweaked their format to classic rock.

Max Radio of the Carolinas operates WZPR/WFMZ, WCMS-FM and WCXL as of 2013; WYND was sold.^[2]

History of call letters

The call letters WFMZ were previously assigned to an FM station in Allentown, Pennsylvania.^[3]

References

↑ "Deals," Broadcasting and Cable, April 17, 2006.
1 2 Venta, Lance (June 12, 2013). "EMF Acquires Cape Hatteras FM For $1". radioinsight.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
↑ "(untitled brief)" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 10, 1947. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

External links

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Radio-Locator information on WFMZ

Radio stations in the Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News market

By AM frequency	560 670 740 790 850 940 1010 1050 1110 1230 1250 1270 1310 1350 1400 1420 1450 1490 1550 1600 1650

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.5 91.7 92.1 92.3 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.7 96.9 97.3 97.7 97.7 97.9 98.7 99.1 99.3 99.7 100.1 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.5 103.7 103.7 103.9 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.9 107.7 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By callsign	KHB37 W227BR W243DJ W245BB W249BH W249BM W250AE W257BV W261CN W279AD W280CX WAFX WBKU WBQK WBVA WCPK WCWM WCXL WFMI WFMZ WFOS WGAI WGH WGH-FM WGPL WHBT-FM WHKT WHOV WHRO-FM WHRV WJLZ WJOI WJRX-LP WKGM WKJX WKQA WLQM WLQM-FM WMBG WMOV-FM WNIS WNOB WNOH WNOR WNSB WNVZ WORJ-LP WOWI WPCE WPMH WPTE WRJR WROX-FM WRPC-LP WRSF WRVS-FM WTAR WTJZ WTYD WUSH WVAB WVBW WVHT WVKL WVRL WVSP-FM WVXX WWDE-FM WWIP WXGM WXGM-FM WXTG WXTG-FM WYCS WYFI WZLV

Defunct stations	WRAP WRRW-LP (102.5 FM)

Virginia radio markets Bristol Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Norfolk–Newport News–Virginia Beach Richmond Roanoke–Lynchburg Winchester Other Virginia radio regions Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford–Pulaski Bluefield Charlottesville Eastern Shore Farmville Northern Neck Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Southside Southwest Virginia Virginia Highlands See also List of radio stations in Virginia

Radio stations in the Elizabeth City-Nags Head (North Eastern NC) market

By FM frequency	WVRL - 88.3 WUND-FM - 88.9 WRVS - 89.9 WBUX - 90.5 WURI - 90.9 WZPR - 92.3 WCMS - 94.5 WOBR - 95.3 WPNC - 95.9 WKJX - 96.7 WYND - 97.1 WGTI - 97.7 WOBX - 98.1 WDLZ - 98.3 WVOD - 99.1 WQDK - 99.3 WBXB - 100.1 WFMI - 100.9 WERX - 102.5 WTIB - 103.7 WCXL - 104.1 WFMZ - 104.9 WRSF - 105.7

By AM frequency	WGAI - 560 WCNC - 1240 WZBO - 1260 WOBX - 1530

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News Radio

Classic rock radio stations in the state of North Carolina

By frequency	92.3 92.3 99.7 100.7 104.9 105.1 106.5

By callsign	WFMZ (FM) WKRR WQNS WRDU WRFX WSFL-FM WZPR

By city	Asheboro Hertford Kannapolis Nags Head New Bern Wake Forest Woodfin/Asheville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

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