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Radio station in Fairfield, Illinois

WOKZ
Fairfield, Illinois
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Frequency	105.9 FM (MHz)
Branding	Real Country 105.9
Programming
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	The Original Company, Inc.
Sister stations	WFIW, WFIW-FM
History
First air date	September 1996
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71164
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	WOKZ's website

WOKZ 105.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc.

History

The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format. The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co. In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67.

The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in Alton, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz.

References

^ "Station History". WFIW. Archived from the original on February 6, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
"Facility Technical Data for WOKZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
WOKZ fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012
"Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 13 No. 38. September 18, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997, Broadcasting & Cable, 1997. p. B-135. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio", Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
"WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

External links

WOKZ's official website
Facility details for Facility ID 71164 (WOKZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WOKZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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