WWYZ

WWYZ

City	Waterbury, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Hartford, Connecticut
Branding	Country 92-5
Slogan	Hartford's Country Music Station
Frequency	92.5 MHz
First air date	August 1, 1961 (1961-08-01)^[1]
Format	Country
ERP	17,000 watts
HAAT	268 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	74205
Former callsigns	WATR-FM (1961–1973) WENU-FM (1973)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	WHCN, WKSS, WPOP, WUCS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	country925.com

WWYZ is a country station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, broadcasting at 92.5 FM. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and was previously locally owned by the Gilmore family as a sister to WATR and WATR-TV (now WCCT-TV). Studios are at 10 Columbus Boulevard in Hartford, Connecticut, and the transmitter site is in Meriden, Connecticut.

In the early 1970s, WWYZ was called the "Music Lover's WISE Choice", trailing among many easy listening stations blanketing much of Connecticut. In June 1976 under program director Bob Craig, WWYZ switched to "YZ the Natural 92 FM" as a "laid back and mellow" soft rock station. The format outlasted its N.Y. City counterpart WKTU (which went disco) and served WWYZ well for about five years. Various attempts to meet new competitors in the adult contemporary arena fell short between 1981 and 1988. In 1988, the station switched to a country music format, making it the only FM station in Connecticut with a wide reach to adopt this format full-time. The station has had considerable success with this format and through 2007 remains the only FM country music station in the Hartford and New Haven areas, carrying programs both national and local in origin.

References

↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-80. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WWYZ

Radio-Locator information on WWYZ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWYZ

Radio stations in the Hartford–New Britain–Middletown, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1360 1410 1480 1550 Springfield, Massachusetts 560

By FM frequency	88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.9 99.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 Springfield, Massachusetts 93.1 94.7 102.1

By callsign	WAQY WCCC WCTF WDRC WDRC-FM WERB WHCN WHYN WHYN-FM WIHS WJMJ WKCI-FM WKND WKSS WLAT WMAS-FM WMRD WMRQ-FM WNEZ WNPR WNWW WPLR WPOP WQTQ WRCH WRYM WSDK WTIC WTIC-FM WUCS WWUH WWYZ WZBG WZMX

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the New Haven, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500

By FM frequency	89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9

By callsign	W252AS WADS WAVZ WCUM WDRC-FM WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WGRS WHCN WKCI-FM WKSS WMRQ-FM WNPR WPLR WQAQ WQUN WRCH WRKI WRXC WSHU WSHU-FM WWEB WWYZ WYBC WYBC-FM WZMX plus most Hartford (AM and FM) and New York City (AM only)radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the Bridgeport, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	600 690 960 1260 1450 1500 1530

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.5 91.1 95.9 96.7 99.9 107.9

By callsign	WADS WCUM WDJZ WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WFOX WICC WKLV-FM WMNR WPKN WRKI WSHU WSHU-FM WVOF plus some New York City, Long Island, other Connecticut and Hudson Valley radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Country radio stations in the state of Connecticut

Stations:	WCTY – Norwich WWYZ – Waterbury WDBY – Danbury

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 41°33′47″N 72°50′42″W / 41.563°N 72.845°W / 41.563; -72.845

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