WVLZ (AM)

WVLZ (1120 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville radio market. It airs an Active Rock radio format and is owned by Aaron Ishmael, through licensee Mid-Century Radio LLC.[1]

WVLZ
CityMaryville, Tennessee
Broadcast areaKnoxville metropolitan area
Branding97.1 VLZ
SloganKnoxville Rocks
Frequency1120 kHz
Translator(s)97.1 W246DH (Knoxville)
First air date1989 (as WCGM)
FormatActive Rock
Power1,000 watts days only
ClassD
Facility ID17472
Former call signsWDOZ (1985)
WCGM (1985-1995)
WKCE (1995-2018)
OwnerLoud Media
(Mid-Century Radio LLC)
WebcastListen Live
Websitevlzrocks.com

WVLZ broadcasts at 1,000 watts by day. But because AM 1120 is a clear channel frequency reserved for KMOX in St. Louis, Missouri, WVLZ must sign-off at sunset to avoid interference. Listeners in the Knoxville metropolitan area can hear WVLZ around the clock on its FM translator station, W246DH at 97.1 MHz[2], and could previously be heard on W268BP at 101.5 MHz.

History

The station signed on as WCGM in 1989.[3] It aired a Christian radio format and was owned by Dove, Inc.

From 2007 to 2009, the then-WKCE had been a Spanish-language sports radio station as an ESPN Deportes Radio Network affiliate. Then it was an English-language sports station from 2010 to 2014. It aired a comedy radio format till January 2015 when the format changed to oldies.

WKCE changed briefly to an all-news radio format under the moniker "1120 News Now" on July 4, 2015.[4]

WKCE returned to oldies on December 5, 2015.[5] The station changed its call sign to WVLZ on September 19, 2018.

On March 18, 2019, WVLZ changed their format from Oldies (after stunting with Christmas music and Variety Hits) to Active Rock, branded as "101.5 VLZ" (simulcasting on FM translator W268BP 101.5 FM Knoxville).[6] WVLZ also began simulcasting on translator W246DH 97.1 FM shortly thereafter, and this became the sole translator in February 2020.

References
  1. APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE FCC, December 16, 2015
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WVLZ
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-289
  4. WKCE/Knoxville To Go All-News All Access Music Group, July 2, 2015
  5. WKCE–1120 back on air with oldies Radio Insight, December 5, 2015
  6. WVLZ Brings Rock to Knoxville Radioinsight - March 19, 2019


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