WCZZ (1090
kHz
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) is a
daytimer AM radio station licensed to
Greenwood, South Carolina, and serving the Lakelands area. It airs an
urban adult contemporary format
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and is owned by Broomfield Broadcasting, Inc. The studios are on Montague Avenue in Greenwood.
By day, WCZZ is licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 5,000
watts
non-directional, and 2,250 watts during
critical hours. But because
1090 AM
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is a
clear channel frequency reserved for
Class A stations
WBAL Baltimore
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,
KAAY Little Rock and
XEPRS Tijuana, WCZZ must go off the air at sunset to avoid interference. Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt
FM translator W274CC at 102.7
MHz in Greenwood.
Radio-Locator.com/W274CC
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History
The station signed on
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the air on .['' Broadcasting Yearbook 1977']
page C-188
Retrieved October 20, 2023. It was a 1,000 watt daytime-only station, using the call sign WMTY. It played country music and was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Through the 1980s and 90s, it has carried mostly satellite formats, including oldies as "Cruisin' Oldies 1090". The call letters were changed to the current WCZZ around 2000.
In 2006, the station became "Rejoice! 1090" carrying ABC Radio's Rejoice! Musical Soul Food satellite format. The station switched to sports talk as an affiliate of ESPN Radio
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in 2007. In June 2009, the station flipped to an urban gospel sound.
In 2017, the WCZZ returned to sports talk, this time using the Fox Sports Radio
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Network. It was branded as "Fox Sports Greenwood". The station added an FM translator, giving listeners the option to hear it on 1090 AM and 102.7 FM.
On November 13, 2020, WCZZ changed from sports radio to urban adult contemporary. Using the FM dial position in its name, it rebranded as "Magic 102.7".Magic 102.7 Debuts in Greenwood
Radioinsight - November 13, 2020
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Radio stations established in 1973
1973 establishments in South Carolina
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Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
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