For the Indian Trail, North Carolina

Indian Trail, North Carolina

Indian Trail is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Founded on March 12, 1861, the town holds a history of traders traveling along the "Indian Trail," which ran from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians, and gold mining. Indian Trail was first a farming community; however,...

 radio station

Radio station

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 formerly known as known as "WABZ", see WPZS

WPZS

WPZS "Praise 100.9 FM" is a Gospel music station located in Charlotte, North Carolina but licensed to Indian Trail. The station is currently owned & operated by Radio One. It carries the syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning show....

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WABZ (93.9 FM

FM broadcasting

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) is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting an adult hits

Adult hits

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 format. Licensed to Sherman, Illinois

Sherman, Illinois

Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census, and 3,873 at a 2009 estimate. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sherman is located at ....

, USA, the station serves the Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

, area. The station is currently owned by Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WLRX on 1981-08-03. On 1986-06-01, the station changed its call sign to WESZ, on 1994-11-15 to WWTE, on 1996-09-16 to WYXY, on 2001-02-19 to WMHX, and on 2005-04-08 to the current WABZ.