WBZS

WBZS
City Shawsville, Virginia
Broadcast area Roanoke, Virginia
New River Valley
Branding 102.5 The Mountain
Frequency 102.5 MHz
First air date 2013
Format Adult album alternative
Power 150 Watts
HAAT 591 meters (1,939 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 89133
Transmitter coordinates 37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W / 37.195000; -80.156389
Operator Community Media Group, LLC
Owner George S. Flinn, Jr.
Webcast WBZS Webstream
Website themountain.website

WBZS is an adult album alternative formatted radio station licensed to Shawsville, Virginia, serving Roanoke, Virginia and the New River Valley.[1] WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on, the station was leased to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the talk format of WIQO-FM Lynchburg.[2]

WBZS entered into a three-year lease to Community Media Group, owner of adult album alternative WVMP, on December 1, 2016.[3][4]

On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Venta, Lance (11 November 2013). "Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast". RadioInsight.
  3. ↑ "WBZS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 14, 2016). "WVMP Expands to Blacksburg". Radio Insight.
  5. ↑ Venta, Lance (5 February 2018). "Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals". RadioInsight.
  6. ↑ "Time Brokerage Agreement" (PDF). FCC Public Inspection File.


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