WPWZ

WPWZ
City	Pinetops, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Branding	"Power 95.5"
Slogan	Hip Hop
Frequency	95.5 (MHz)
First air date	1986
Format	Mainstream Urban
ERP	12,500 watts
HAAT	140 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	74222
Transmitter coordinates	35°56′45″N 77°39′37″W / 35.94583°N 77.66028°W / 35.94583; -77.66028
Former callsigns	WWRT (1990-1996) WEQQ (1996-1998) WKTC (1998-2003)^[1]
Affiliations	Steve Harvey Morning Show
Owner	First Media Radio, LLC
Sister stations	WDWG, WRMT
Website	powerhits95.com

WPWZ (95.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Urban format. Licensed to Pinetops, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Rocky Mount area. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio.

In 2009, a signal increase to 50,000 watts is planned.

History

WEQQ signed on in the 1990s, simulcasting the hot adult contemporary music WEQR. The station picked up the country music format and WKTC call letters of what is now WWPL in 1998. In late 2003, the station played Christmas music and then became WPWZ "Power 95.5 FM",^[2]^[1] playing urban contemporary music by artists such as Beyoncé, Marvin Gaye and Ludacris, while WDWG took over the country music format.^[3] Starting in 2004, they began to play R&B all day as well as the Russ Parr Morning Show until 2006 when they switched to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.

References

1 2 "Call Sign history". Retrieved 2012-10-23.
↑ "Raleigh-Durham Radio Waves". Retrieved 2012-10-23.
↑ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.

External links

official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WPWZ

Radio-Locator information on WPWZ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPWZ

Radio stations in the Rocky Mount–Wilson, North Carolina market

By AM frequency	760 1390 1420 1490

By FM frequency	88.5 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.3 94.3 94.7 95.5 96.9 97.3 98.5 98.9 99.3 100.3 100.7 101.5 103.1 104.3 106.1 106.9 107.3 107.9

By callsign	WBIC-LP WBKU WCPE WCPS WDWG WEED WERO WFXK WJQY-LP WLQC WLXB WNCT-FM WPWZ WQDR-FM WRAL WRDU WRHD WRMT WRQM WRSV WRTP WTKK WUBN-LP WVOT WVRA WWPL WYFL WZAX WZRU

Defunct	WGTM/590

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

Radio stations in the Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville market

By AM frequency	710 900 930 1070 1120 1240 1250 1340 1400 1450 1490 1490 1570

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.5 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.5 91.9 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.3 94.1 94.3 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.7 97.9 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.5 104.7 105.1 105.5 106.5 105.9 107.1 107.9

By callsign	WAAE WAGO WAVQ WBNK WCPE WDLX WECU WEGG WELS-FM WERO WGHB WIAM WIKS WJFM WJNC WLGP WLGT WLVG WLXB WMGV WNBB WNBU WNCT WNCT-FM WNOS WOOW WOTJ WPWZ WQSL WQZL WRHD WRHT WRNS-FM WRTP WSFL-FM WSME WSTK WBJD WKNS WZNB WTIB WTKF WWIL WWIL-FM WWNB WXNR WXQR-FM WYFL WZKT WZUP

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

Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of North Carolina

Stations	WBAV - Gastonia WCCG - Hope Mills WFXC - Durham WFXK - Tarboro WMGU - Southern Pines WCCG - Hope Mills WPEG - Concord WPWZ - Pinetops WQMG - Greensboro WQNC - Harrisburg WQOK - Carrboro WUKS - Saint Pauls

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

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