WMXZ is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary music format. Licensed to Valparaiso, Florida

Valparaiso, Florida

Valparaiso is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, in the United States, and it is named after the Chilean city of Valparaiso. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,408. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 6,336...

, USA, the station serves the Ft. Walton Beach area. The station is currently owned by Qantum Communications and the broadcast license

Broadcast license

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 is held by Qantum of Fort Walton Beach License Company, LLC.

History

The station went on the air as WQUH in November 1974. On April 1, 1992 WQUH shifted from Smooth Jazz

Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....

to Adult Contemporary WLGH, then to Top 40 as WMXZ on March 31, 1994.