WZLB

WZLB
City Valparaiso, Florida
Broadcast area Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Branding 103.1 The Blaze
Slogan The Emerald Coast's Alternative
Frequency 103.1 MHz
First air date November 1974 (as WQUH)
Format Alternative Rock
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 147 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 60811
Transmitter coordinates 30°30′53.00″N 86°13′12.00″W / 30.5147222°N 86.2200000°W / 30.5147222; -86.2200000
Callsign meaning ZLB - "Blaze" reversed
Former callsigns WQUH (1974-1992)
WLGH (1992-1994)
WMXZ (1994-2012)
Owner Community Broadcasters, LLC
Sister stations WECQ, WHWY, WTKE-FM, WWAV
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1031theblaze.com

WZLB (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Alternative rock music format. Licensed to Valparaiso, Florida, United States, the station serves the Ft. Walton Beach area. The station is currently owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC.[1]

History

The station went on the air as WQUH in November 1974. On April 1, 1992 WQUH shifted from Smooth Jazz to Adult Contemporary WLGH, then to Top 40 as WMXZ on March 31, 1994.[2] On March 2, 2012 WMXZ changed their format to rock, branded as "103.1 The Blaze". On March 14, 2012 WMXZ changed their call letters to WZLB. As of 21 December 2011, Quantum sold its stations to Apex Broadcasting in Ft Walton Beach.

Apex Broadcasting sold WZLB — along with sister stations WECQ, WHWY, and WWAV — to Community Broadcasters effective December 1, 2016, at a purchase price of $5.9 million.

References

  1. ↑ "WMXZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WMXZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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