WKEZ (1240 kHz, "98.7 KEZ") is an AM radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia. Owned by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format.
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Broadcast area | Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield, Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | 98.7 KEZ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Local Radio Networks |
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| WHAJ, WHIS, WHKX, WHQX, WKOY-FM, WELC, WAMN, WKQR, WKQB | |
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First air date | 1948 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′57.0″N 81°11′20.0″W / 37.265833°N 81.188889°W |
| Translator | 98.7 W254CV (Bluefield) |
| Repeater | 1150 WELC (Welch) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
History
editOn September 14, 2016, WKEZ changed their format from classic country to classic hip hop, branded as "G98.7", simulcasting on FM translator W254CV 98.7 FM Bluefield.[2]
Alpha Media sold its Bluefield cluster to First Media Services in September 2018.[3] In December 2018, WKEZ rebranded as "Z98.7", with no change in format.[4]
In November 2019, WKEZ began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 98.7". At midnight on January 1, 2020, the station flipped to soft adult contemporary as "98.7 EZ-FM". The new format is also simulcast by WELC 1150 AM Welch.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKEZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Alpha Launches Classic Hip Hop G98.7 Bluefield Radioinsight - September 14, 2016
- ↑ "First Media Services Acquires Alpha Media Bluefield". RadioInsight. September 17, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ↑ "WKEZ Rebrands at Z98.7". RadioInsight. December 17, 2018.
- ↑ "WKEZ Bluefield Moves In An EZ Direction". RadioInsight. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
External links
edit- WKEZ on Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 44001 (WKEZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKEZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 59719 (W254CV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W254CV at FCCdata.org