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WAEZ

Greeneville, Tennessee United States
Broadcast area	Tri-Cities
Frequency	94.9 MHz
Branding	Electric 94.9
Programming
Format	Mainstream Top 40
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Bristol Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	WEXX, WFHG-FM, WLNQ, WNPC, WWTB, WXBQ-FM
History
Former call signs	WGRV-FM (1956–1966) WOFM (1966–1982) WOKM (09/27/1982) WIKQ (09/27/1982–07/31/2000) WPJO (07/31/2000– 08/07/2000)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54601
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts horizontal 87,000 watts vertical
HAAT	332 meters (1,089 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°04′34.00″N 82°41′28.00″W / 36.0761111°N 82.6911111°W / 36.0761111; -82.6911111
Translator(s)	95.3 W237DV (Kingsport)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.electric949.com

WAEZ (94.9 FM) is a United States Mainstream Top 40 radio station serving the Tri-Cities TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area with an ERP of 100,000 watts. It is licensed to Greeneville, Tennessee. The station started out as a Top 40 station until 2004, when the station went with a Hot AC format, but due to lower ratings, the station reverted to the Top 40 format in early 2006. WAEZ is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, along with "twin stations" WVSR-FM (Electric 102.7) in Charleston, West Virginia, and WDDJ-FM (Electric 96.9) in Paducah, Kentucky. The station targets active young adult females ages 18 to 34, according to Bristol Broadcasting.

History

On January 4, 1956, the Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit to Radio Greeneville, Inc., to build a new FM radio station in Greeneville. The station was on the air by July. It changed its call sign to WOFM on June 9, 1966. The station was airing a country music format by 1979. The call letters changed to WIKQ in 1982, and by 1985 the station was airing an adult contemporary format, utilizing a format from the Satellite Music Network. However, it was far behind WTFM, its direct format competitor, in the ratings.

The WAEZ format and call sign moved from 99.3 MHz in 2000. The WIKQ call sign moved to 103.1 MHz in Tusculum.

In 2011, Bristol Broadcasting purchased a translator (W237DV), which it uses to rebroadcast WAEZ on 95.3 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Previously, WAEZ dealt with many (terrain) issues getting the main signal into parts of Kingsport.

References

1. "Call Sign History (WAEZ)". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WAEZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "FCC History Cards for WAEZ". Federal Communications Commission.
4. "Weekender's complete guide to area radio listening". Kingsport Times-News. August 18, 1979. p. Weekender 6. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Radio 'race' hits 25 local stations". Kingsport Times-News. September 29, 1985. pp. 1F, 3F. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Williams, Bill (January 10, 1986). "Kingsport stations switch music beats". Kingsport Times-News. p. 2D. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Newland, John (September 8, 1989). "Extinction of DJs? Growth of automated radio may send radio personalities the way of the dinosaur". Kingsport Times-News. pp. 1D, 10D. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official Electric 94.9 Site
• Facility details for Facility ID 742468 (WAEZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WAEZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Tri-Cities Radio Market @ Bristol Broadcasting.com

• Radio stations in Tennessee
• Radio stations established in 1956
• 1956 establishments in Tennessee
• Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States