WAZR is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast

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, serving the Central Shenandoah Valley. WAZR is owned and operated by

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History

WAZR launched on October 18, 1985 and officially took its callsign on December 3. It was owned by Ruarch Associates, LLC of

. The station would carry an adult standards format, branded as "Z-93". Ruarch sold WAZR to Clear Channel for $1.35 million in May 2001; the following year the adult standards format was moved from WAZR to WAMM at 1230 AM, while WAZR became a contemporary hit radio format, branded as "93.7 Kiss FM; The Valley's Hit Music". The station's tower was moved south into Rockingham County and puts a poor signal into Woodstock. At noon on September 20, 2010, WAZR shifted to hot

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, branded as "Alice 93.7; Music of the 90s, 2K and Today". At the same time, the station dropped the syndicated "

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", which had been carried since May 4, 2009 from 6 to 10am. Elvis returned on July 11, 2011. On September 5, 2011, WAZR reverted to its contemporary hit radio format, branded as "All The Hits; Alice 93-7". It would continue to keep the Alice name until noon on August 1, 2012, when it changed to "93-7 Hit Music NOW", keeping the contemporary hit radio format and was shortly thereafter shortened to "93-7 NOW; The Valley's Hit Music Station".http://www.vartv.com/pdf/WAZR_2012_08_01.pdf

References

External links

93-7 NOW Online
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