WTZR-FM
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WTZR is located in the Tri-Cities, TN area and broadcasts at 99.3 FM. Known as "Z-Rock 99.3," it is a modern rock
music station with the slogan "Tri-Cities New Alternative Rock."
Owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company
, WTZR shares its "Z-Rock" branding with twin Dunbar, WV station Z Rock 94-5.
-formatted WUSJ-FM "US99". In the late '90s, the station found popularity as "Electric 99.3," a Top 40 music station. In 2000, a format swap sent the "Electric" branding and format to 94.9 WAEZ, where it still is today. 99.3 then became an adult contemporary station, known as "MIX 99.3" until 2001. The station then flipped to rhythmic oldies
as WPJO-FM, a format that lasted until 2003 when the current format took over.
Most recently, Mediabase
has moved the station to the active rock
panel, but the default active rock station is WRZK
. The station continues to report on the alternative rock
panel per Nielsen BDS. It is currently one of two alternative rock
stations on Mediabase
's active rock
panel, the other being KFRR
.
WTZR also hosts a show called "Local and Loud" every Saturday night at 11 PM, highlighting the best rock bands the Tri-Cities metro has to offer.
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
music station with the slogan "Tri-Cities New Alternative Rock."
Owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company
Bristol Broadcasting Company
"Bristol Broadcasting Company" is a radio station chain operating 21 stations in three Southern United States markets: the Tri-Cities area of upper-east Tennessee and southwest Virginia ; Paducah, Kentucky; and Charleston, West Virginia.In each market it operates a country music station with a rabbit...
, WTZR shares its "Z-Rock" branding with twin Dunbar, WV station Z Rock 94-5.
History
In the late '80s and into the '90s the 99.3 frequency was Country musicCountry 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...
-formatted WUSJ-FM "US99". In the late '90s, the station found popularity as "Electric 99.3," a Top 40 music station. In 2000, a format swap sent the "Electric" branding and format to 94.9 WAEZ, where it still is today. 99.3 then became an adult contemporary station, known as "MIX 99.3" until 2001. The station then flipped to rhythmic oldies
Rhythmic oldies
Rhythmic Oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, disco or dance genres of music. Playlists may span from the 1970s through the early 1990s...
as WPJO-FM, a format that lasted until 2003 when the current format took over.
Most recently, Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
has moved the station to the active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
panel, but the default active rock station is WRZK
WRZK
WRZK is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Colonial Heights, Tennessee, USA, it serves the Tri-Cities TN / VA area. The station is currently owned by Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation....
. The station continues to report on the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
panel per Nielsen BDS. It is currently one of two alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
stations on Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
's active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
panel, the other being KFRR
KFRR
KFRR is a commercial modern rock music radio station in Woodlake, California, broadcasting to the Fresno, California area.-History:...
.
Weekdays
- The Bob & Tom ShowThe Bob & Tom ShowThe Bob & Tom Show is a syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 7, 1983, and syndicated nationally since January 6, 1995....
6 AM-10 AM - Loki 10 AM-3 PM
- Rita 3 PM-7 PM
- HardDriveXL with Lou Brutus 7 PM-Midnight
WTZR also hosts a show called "Local and Loud" every Saturday night at 11 PM, highlighting the best rock bands the Tri-Cities metro has to offer.