WFTZ
City | Manchester, Tennessee |
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Branding | Rooster 101.5 |
Slogan | Your Music...Your Station! |
Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
First air date | 1992 |
Format | Hot adult contemporary[1] |
ERP | 5,700 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 52436 |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°23′51″N 86°08′39″W / 35.39750°N 86.14417°WCoordinates: 35°23′51″N 86°08′39″W / 35.39750°N 86.14417°W |
Owner |
Peter Bowman (Bowman Broadcasting, LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | rooster1015.com |
WFTZ (101.5 FM "Rooster 101.5") is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Manchester, Tennessee, United States, it serves Coffee County and surrounding counties. It first began broadcasting in 1992. The station is currently owned by Peter Bowman's Bowman Broadcasting, LLC.
History
WFTZ began operation in November 1992 as a 3,000 watt FM station with offices located in Manchester and a tower located between Manchester and Tullahoma.[2]
On December 5, 2016 WFTZ shifted their format from adult contemporary (branded as "Fantasy Radio") to hot adult contemporary, branded as "Rooster 101.5".[3]
Programming
Rooster 101.5 offers a variety of programs to its listeners. With the Big Kahuna Roger Dotson and Captain News in the morning, University of Tennessee Football and Men's Basketball, NASCAR Motor Racing, select IndyCar races, ABC News, Tennessee Radio Network News, local high school football, election coverage, live remote broadcasts and the 1980s, 1990s and now in music. They are an affiliate of Dial Global. The official radio station of Bonnaroo. They become Radio Bonnaroo in June.
References
- ↑ House Media Kit (PDF). WFTZ Fantasy Radio. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ↑ About Us. WFTZ Fantasy Radio. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ↑ WFTZ Relaunches as Rooster 101.5 Radioinsight - December 5, 2016