WTUZ
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WTUZ is an American
radio station with studios located in New Philadelphia, Ohio
, serving Tuscarawas County
and surrounding counties. WTUZ's primary signal covers 965 square miles (2,499.3 km²). The population within this primary coverage area is approximately 120,000.
The station first broadcast on Tuscarawas Valley radios on May 1, 1990. It operates 24 hours a day with a power output of 5,300 watts at 347 feet (106 m) above average terrain at 99.9 MHz FM making it Tuscarawas County's most powerful station.
Known as Z-Country, the station combines today's best country music
with classic country songs. WTUZ's news department reports Fox News and local news, weather and area sports.
Ed Schumacher headed a group that acquired the license for 99.9 FM in September 1989. The station continues to be locally owned with Schumacher being the principal of the corporation, serving as President and General Manager.
WTUZ is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters
, the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, and the station has been accepted into the ranks of the International Broadcasters Idea Bank.
The station has twice been nominated by the National Association of Broadcasters as Small Market Station of the Year. WTUZ has also been nominated for a Crystal Award for outstanding community service in 2006 and 2009; winning the award in 2009.
WTUZ Radio was awarded the Small Market "Outstanding News Operation" for 2010 by the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters.
United States
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radio station with studios located in New Philadelphia, Ohio
New Philadelphia, Ohio
New Philadelphia is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, 71 miles south of Cleveland on the Tuscarawas River. It was first incorporated in 1808. Coal and clay are found in the vicinity...
, serving Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
and surrounding counties. WTUZ's primary signal covers 965 square miles (2,499.3 km²). The population within this primary coverage area is approximately 120,000.
The station first broadcast on Tuscarawas Valley radios on May 1, 1990. It operates 24 hours a day with a power output of 5,300 watts at 347 feet (106 m) above average terrain at 99.9 MHz FM making it Tuscarawas County's most powerful station.
Known as Z-Country, the station combines today's best country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
with classic country songs. WTUZ's news department reports Fox News and local news, weather and area sports.
Ed Schumacher headed a group that acquired the license for 99.9 FM in September 1989. The station continues to be locally owned with Schumacher being the principal of the corporation, serving as President and General Manager.
WTUZ is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
, the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, and the station has been accepted into the ranks of the International Broadcasters Idea Bank.
The station has twice been nominated by the National Association of Broadcasters as Small Market Station of the Year. WTUZ has also been nominated for a Crystal Award for outstanding community service in 2006 and 2009; winning the award in 2009.
WTUZ Radio was awarded the Small Market "Outstanding News Operation" for 2010 by the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters.