WKZB_(FM)

WKZB (FM)

WKZB (FM)

Radio station in Newton, Mississippi

For the De Kalb, Mississippi radio station that held the call sign WJXM at 105.7 FM from 1998 to 2016, see WUCL (FM).

WKZB (97.9 MHz, "The Buzz") is a classic hits-formatted FM radio station licensed to Newton, Mississippi broadcasting in the Meridian, Mississippi, Arbitron market. Its transmitter is located near Chunky, Mississippi.

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History

On September 9, 2011, the then-WHTU changed its call sign to WUCL and changed format to classic country.[1]

On October 28, 2016, WUCL changed its format from classic country (which moved to WJXM 105.7 FM DeKalb) to classic hits, branded as "97.9 The Buzz" as part of a three-station format shuffle.[2] On November 8, 2016, the station assumed the WJXM call sign. On November 16, 2016, WJXM changed its call sign to WKZB.

References

  1. [1]
    Format Musical Chairs in Meridian, MS Radioinsight - September 9, 2011
  2. [2]
    Three-Way Format Shuffle in Meridian Radioinsight - November 1, 2016

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