WSKZ
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| City | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Chattanooga and Vicinity |
| Branding | KZ 106 |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| First air date |
December 1960 (as WLOM) August 19,1978 (as WSKZ) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 329 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 54525 |
| Former callsigns |
WLOM (1960-1974) WYNQ (1974-1978) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WGOW-FM/AM, WOGT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kz106.com |
WSKZ (106.5 FM) is a radio station in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The station operates under a classic rock format and is branded as KZ-106. The station is one of four stations operating in the Chattanooga broadcast area by Cumulus Media.
Trivia
- The station is an affiliate of the John Boy and Billy "Big Show", the nationally syndicated morning comedy show.
- The station is also the areas home for Tennessee Volunteer football.
- The station is one of the few 100,000 watt radio stations in the Chattanooga market.
- Current on-air line up includes:
| Scott Chase | 6:00am – 11:00am |
| Kelly McCoy | 11:00am – 2:00pm |
| Charlie Foxx | 2:00pm – 7:00pm |
| Jamie Roberts | 7:00pm – 1:00am |
- The station was once a CHR/Top 40 format from 1978, all the way to the early 1990s.
- Before becoming WSKZ in 1978, the station was owned by Ted Turner, and played an easy listening format, under the call letters WYNQ, and was branded "Wink-FM".
- A station was on 106.5 FM in Rome GA as WRGA-FM from 1947-1954.
- Blake "Old Black Joe" Watson was a DJ from 1982 until 1986.
External links
- KZ 106 official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WSKZ
- Radio-Locator information on WSKZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WSKZ
Coordinates: 35°09′43″N 85°19′05″W / 35.162°N 85.318°W
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