WVEZ
Encyclopedia
WVEZ is a radio station
broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to St. Matthews, Kentucky
, USA, the station serves the Louisville area. The station is currently owned by Cox Radio, Inc.. The station is also broadcast on HD radio
.
It switched to a Schulke Beautiful Music
format in 1970. In 1974, it was acquired by Stoner Broadcasting and its call letters changed from WKRX to WVEZhttp://lkyradio.com/WVEZ.htm.
The station continued to play the Schulke format until 1984, but remained Beautiful Music until 1986. In April, 1986, the station switched to a satellite Adult Contemporary format, before going live in 1989. The station name changed in 1993 from "EZ107" to "Lite 106.9" in 1993.
The call letters were changed to WVEZ-FM in 1988 when its AM "sister station", now WKRD
, changed its call letters to WVEZ. It remained WVEZ-FM until 1999-12-07
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 Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to St. Matthews, Kentucky
St. Matthews, Kentucky
St. Matthews is the 20th largest city in Kentucky, United States and is a prominent suburb of Louisville. It is located 8 miles east of downtown Louisville in Jefferson County. It is one of the state's major shopping areas, being home to second and fifth largest malls in Kentucky St. Matthews is...
, USA, the station serves the Louisville area. The station is currently owned by Cox Radio, Inc.. The station is also broadcast on HD radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
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History
The station came on the air in 1966 playing CBS' "Young Sound" Adult Contemporary format.It switched to a Schulke Beautiful Music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format in 1970. In 1974, it was acquired by Stoner Broadcasting and its call letters changed from WKRX to WVEZhttp://lkyradio.com/WVEZ.htm.
The station continued to play the Schulke format until 1984, but remained Beautiful Music until 1986. In April, 1986, the station switched to a satellite Adult Contemporary format, before going live in 1989. The station name changed in 1993 from "EZ107" to "Lite 106.9" in 1993.
The call letters were changed to WVEZ-FM in 1988 when its AM "sister station", now WKRD
WKRD (AM)
WKRD is a sports talk formatted radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications, and is known as My Sports 790...
, changed its call letters to WVEZ. It remained WVEZ-FM until 1999-12-07