WAEZ-FM
Encyclopedia
WAEZ is a Top 40 radio station in the United States
, serving the Tri-Cities
TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area with an ERP
of 100,000 watts. The station started out as a Top 40 station until 2004, when the station went with a Hot AC format, but due to lower ratings, the station went back to the Top 40 format in early 2006. WAEZ is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, along with "twin stations" "Electric 102.7"
in Charleston, West Virginia
, and "Electric 96.9" in Paducah, Kentucky
. The station targets active young adult females ages 18 to 34, according to Bristol Broadcasting.
Electric 94.9 is one of the most popular stations in the Tri-Cities and currently ranks 4th in the Arbitron
ratings for the Tri-Cities
radio market.
Bristol Broadcasting recently purchased a translator (W238CC) and currently have an application in to move it from 95.5 in Greeneville, TN to 95.3 in Kingsport, TN. Electric deals with a lot of (terrain) issues getting the signal into Kingsport, TN. The new translator should help the public find Electric.
In the Marion, Virginia
area, WAEZ deals with a tremendous amount of interference from co-channel "94.9 Star Country"
broadcasting from Roanoke, Virginia
.
On the TN, NC line, WAEZ deals with a tremendous amount of interference from 95.1 "Kiss 95.1" broadcasting from Charlotte, North Carolina
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, serving the Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities, Tennessee
In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area with an ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 100,000 watts. The station started out as a Top 40 station until 2004, when the station went with a Hot AC format, but due to lower ratings, the station went back to the Top 40 format in early 2006. WAEZ is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, along with "twin stations" "Electric 102.7"
WVSR-FM
WVSR-FM/Electric 102.7 is a Top 40 radio station serving the Charleston, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area with an ERP of 50,000 watts. The station started out as a Top 40 station until 2004, when the station went with a Hot AC format, but due to lower ratings, the station went back to...
in Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
, and "Electric 96.9" in Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
. The station targets active young adult females ages 18 to 34, according to Bristol Broadcasting.
Electric 94.9 is one of the most popular stations in the Tri-Cities and currently ranks 4th in the Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
ratings for the Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities, Tennessee
In Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
radio market.
Bristol Broadcasting recently purchased a translator (W238CC) and currently have an application in to move it from 95.5 in Greeneville, TN to 95.3 in Kingsport, TN. Electric deals with a lot of (terrain) issues getting the signal into Kingsport, TN. The new translator should help the public find Electric.
In the Marion, Virginia
Marion, Virginia
Marion is a town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,968 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Smyth County. The town is named for American Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion.-Tourism:...
area, WAEZ deals with a tremendous amount of interference from co-channel "94.9 Star Country"
WSLC-FM
WSLC-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WSLC-FM is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc.-WDBJ-FM:...
broadcasting from Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
.
On the TN, NC line, WAEZ deals with a tremendous amount of interference from 95.1 "Kiss 95.1" broadcasting from Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
.
Monday-Friday
- "Jinger & Izzy" mornings (6 a.m. - 10 a.m.)
- "Jessica Gamble" mid-days (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
- "Jason Reed" afternoons (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
- "Logan" evenings (7 p.m. - 12 a.m.)
Weekends
- Electric House Party (Saturdays 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.)
- Son Rise (Sundays 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.)
- Dawson McAllister (Sundays 10 p.m. - 12 a.m.)
History
- Until August of 2000, WAEZ was located on 99.3 as "Electric 99-3".
- From 1985 until 1993, the WAEZ callsign was formerly in Milton, West VirginiaMilton, West VirginiaMilton is a town in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,206 at the 2000 census.Milton is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649...
located on 106.3 FM. That station is now WAMXWAMXWAMX is an Active Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Milton, West Virginia, serving Metro Huntington. WAMX is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications....
. - The 94.9 frequency was a country station known as "Big Dog Country" with WIKQ as their call letters up until 2000 when Bristol bought the frequency. The WIKQ call letters are now on the 103.1 FM frequency.
- In the early 1970s, the 94.9 frequency carried the call letters WOFM. The station broadcasted a country music format.
- In the mid-1960s, WAEZ was owned by and named for Arthur E. Zucker in Miami Beach, Florida. WAEZ was an easy listeningEasy listeningEasy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
station playing the likes of the Ray ConniffRay ConniffJoseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.-Biography:...
Singers, Percy FaithPercy FaithPercy Faith was a Canadian-born American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with creating the "easy listening" or "mood music" format which became staples of American popular music in the 1950s and...
and Big Band music with no more than four vocals per hour. Studios were located in the lower lobby of the Deauville Hotel on Collins Avenue. Zucker negotiated free rent for the station in return for frequent mention of the hotel name during weather forecast. An announcer might say, "The temperature in Miami is 88 degrees. Here at the beautiful Deauville Hotel on Miami Beach, it's 85."