WZJZ
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WZJZ is a commercial radio station
located in Port Charlotte, Florida
, broadcasting to the Fort Myers, Florida
area on 100.1 FM
. WZJZ airs a Mainstream Top 40 music format branded as "Y100".
format and throughout most of the 1980s an adult contemporary format until switching formats various times throughout the 1990s.
On March 21, 2007 WZJZ, when it was a Smooth Jazz
station, moved from 107.1 FM to 100.1 FM, swapping frequencies with country-formatted WCKT
.
in Portland, Oregon
).
, billing themselves as Y100. The station's format and logo is patterned after its sister station in nearby Miami
, WHYI
, but is customized for Southwest Floridians. The flip to Top 40 now gives Clear Channel's Fort Myers cluster two Top 40s, as they also own Rhythmic Top 40 WBTT
.
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...
located in Port Charlotte, Florida
Port Charlotte, Florida
Port Charlotte is a census-designated place in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 46,451 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, broadcasting to the Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
area on 100.1 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. WZJZ airs a Mainstream Top 40 music format branded as "Y100".
History
In the late 70s, 100.1 in Port Charlotte, FL had the call letters WEEJ and played an all discoDisco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
format and throughout most of the 1980s an adult contemporary format until switching formats various times throughout the 1990s.
On March 21, 2007 WZJZ, when it was a 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 ....
station, moved from 107.1 FM to 100.1 FM, swapping frequencies with country-formatted WCKT
WCKT
WCKT is a commercial radio station located in Lehigh Acres, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers, Florida area on 107.1 FM. WCKT airs a country music format branded as "Cat Country". WCKT originally signed on in 1976,...
.
Z100
On 3/29/09 at midnight WZJZ began to play the same portion of the song "I Like To Move It" by Reel 2 Real repeatedly in preparation for a format change. The new station was slated to be called Move 100.1. On March 30, 2009 WZJZ flipped to a very upbeat-type Rhythmic Adult Contemporary direction and adopted the "Z100" moniker (its logo patterned after its Top 40 sister stationKKRZ
KKRZ is a commercial broadcast radio station in Portland, Oregon, also known as Z-100, broadcasts CHR music.-History:What is now KKRZ first signed on May, 7, 1946 as KGW-FM on 95.3 MHz and moved to 100.3 MHz on September 22, 1947...
in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
).
Y100
On July 25, 2011, after a weekend of stunting, WZJZ flipped to Top 40/CHRContemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
, billing themselves as Y100. The station's format and logo is patterned after its sister station in nearby Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, WHYI
WHYI
WHYI-FM, better known as Y-100, is a heritage FM Top 40 contemporary hit radio station that broadcasts at 100.7 MHz. Its city of license is Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Y-100 broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 98,000 watts from its 1,005 foot transmitter, which is located on the...
, but is customized for Southwest Floridians. The flip to Top 40 now gives Clear Channel's Fort Myers cluster two Top 40s, as they also own Rhythmic Top 40 WBTT
WBTT
WBTT is a rhythmic contemporary radio station serving Southwest Florida -- primarily Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 105.5 MHz with an ERP of 23.5 kW and its COL is Naples Park, Florida...
.