WAZZ (1490 AM, "My Kiss Radio 93.5") is a

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station in

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, owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Fayetteville.

History

WFLB signed on the air on February 18,

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

, with John M. Croft as general manager. WFLB was a commercial radio station in

. Significant local programs produced by the station included ''3-B Time,'' with disc jockey Bill Bowser, in 1948. In the 1950s, the station signed on a TV outlet, WFLB-TV 18, which folded later in the 1950s. Starting in the mid-1950s, WFLB played what was called

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. Newsman Johnny Joyce was the leading radio news anchor in Fayetteville. He worked at WFLB (AM) until the late 1970s where he joined WFAI (AM). In the late 1970s, WFLB (AM) was a top 40 powerhouse in Fayetteville, North Carolina radio market. The station featured on air personalities Larry "Records" Cannon, Andy "Stonewall" Jackson, Debbi Tanna, John Braxton and Mark McKay. Mark McKay currently is 25-year veteran sports anchor for

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. In 1991, station owners Henry Hoot and Rev. Gardner Altman also owned WFAI, which began playing traditional gospel artists such as

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, Willie Neal Johnson and The Gospel Keynotes, and the Rev. James Cleveland, while WFLB would play The Kingsmen, Chuck Wagon Gang and The Bishops. WFLB switched to adult standards in December 1994. On August 1, 1996, WFLB went off the air when

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bought WFLB along with WAZZ and WEWO. WFLB ("The Memories Station") returned to the air in February 1997, with Curt Nunnery bringing back "Curt's Coffee Club," which he had hosted for more than 30 years on WFAI. He was station manager on WFLB before 1994. Soon after that in 1997, WFLB swapped call signs with WAZZ. On October 9, 2014, WAZZ changed their format to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Sunny 94.3" (also broadcast on FM translator W232CI 94.3 FM Fayetteville).Beasley Launches Sunny 94.3 Fayetteville
Radioinsight - October 9, 2014 On January 5, 2018, WAZZ changed formats back to top 40 CHR, branded as "My Kiss Radio" (which simulcasts on a translator on 93.5 FM). On Monday May 8, 2023, Ronnie Glover took over as the VP/Market Manager for WAZZ.

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* ;FM translator * * {{Beasley Broadcast Group AZZ Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1948 AZZ