WGZZ

WGZZ
City Waverly, Alabama
Broadcast area Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
Branding Wings 94-3
Slogan Auburn-Opelika's Home for Classic Hits
Frequency 94.3 MHz
Translator(s) 96.3 W242AX (Auburn, relays HD4)
106.7 W294AR (Auburn, relays HD3)
98.7 W245AY (Auburn, relays HD2)
Format FM/HD1: Classic hits
HD2: Hot AC "96-3 W-Lee"
HD3: Sports "ESPN AU"
ERP 4,200 watts
HAAT 120 meters (390 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 15283
Former callsigns WZLM (1989-2004)
WKGA (2004-2007)[1]
Former frequencies 97.3 MHz (1989-2004)
100.3 MHz (2004-2010)
Owner Auburn Network, Inc.
Sister stations Newstalk WANI
ESPN 106.7
96-3 W-LEE
Webcast Listen Live
http://newstalkwani.com/listen-live/ (HD 2)
http://www.espnau.com/listen-live/ (HD 3)
http://www.963wlee.com/listen-live/ (HD 4)
Website wingsfm.com
http://newstalkwani.com (HD 2)
http://www.espnau.com (HD 3)
http://www.963wlee.com (HD 4)

WGZZ (94.3 FM, "Wings 94-3") is a radio station licensed to serve Waverly, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Auburn Network, Inc. It airs a classic hits music format.[2]

The station was assigned the WGZZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 18, 2007.[1]

On April 19, 2010 WGZZ moved from 100.3 FM to 94.3 FM.

Translators

Broadcast translators of WGZZ-HD3
Call signFrequency
(MHz)
City of licenseERP
W
ClassFCC info
W294AR106.7Auburn, Alabama165DFCC
Broadcast translators of WGZZ-HD4
Call signFrequency
(MHz)
City of licenseERP
W
ClassFCC info
W242AX96.3Auburn, Alabama200DFCC

Format and Programs

Caricature of Rich and Jeremy

WGZZ ("Wings 94-3") airs classic rock from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Wings features a local morning radio show, "Rich and Jeremy in the Morning", which airs weekdays from 6:00 CST to 9:00 CST featuring Rich Perkins of Wings and Jeremy Henderson of The War Eagle Reader website. The show began in January 2016 and is primarily comedy. Rich and Jeremy include live guests and phone calls during the show. Clips of the show are available on Rich and Jeremy's SoundCloud page. After Rich and Jeremy, Al Mason hosts "Rewind at 9" on weekdays at 9:00 CST, a program that spotlights a specific classic year's music. John Garrett hosts "The 4 O'Clock Beatles Block" on weekdays at 4:00 CST featuring four classic Beatles songs. Weekdays at 5:00 CST, Wings airs a "Live at 5" feature for a couple of classic rock songs recorded from a live concert.

Wings 94-3 is also the official station of Auburn High School Football. Wings airs a coaches show on Mondays prior to a game with Bill Cameron and Auburn High head coach Adam Winegarden. On game day, Bill Cameron assumes play-by-play duties, he is joined on the broadcast by Chuck Furlow, Gabe Gross, and Scott Bagwell.

Sister Stations

WGZZ is a broadcast service of Auburn Network, Inc., which also owns three other radio stations, including Newstalk WANI (WANI-AM, W242AY), ESPN 106.7 (WGZZ-HD3, W294AR), and 96-3 W-LEE (WGZZ-HD2, W242AX)

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.


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