WHRZ-LP (104.1 FM, "The Z") is a non-commercial low-power

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. Owned by the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, it broadcasts a youth-oriented

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format. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with an ERP of 47 watts (.047 kW). Its transmitter is located on the former

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tower in downtown Spartanburg. The station has a range of approximately 10 miles, although it reaches a wider audience via FM translators, and syndication of its programming on

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subchannels of WLFJ-FM and

WLFS WLFS (91.9 FM) is a Christian radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Port Wentworth, Georgia Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 population was 10,878, more than do ...

History

The station originally signed on in May 2005, broadcasting a

format targeting teenagers and young adults. It initially used the branding ''Hangar Radio Z'', referencing the nickname for the Church's recently-constructed youth center ("The Hangar"), which also housed the station's studios.

Translators

In addition to the main station at 104.1, the station operates multiple FM translators to broaden its coverage over the upstate of

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, as well as the

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area: As part of an agreement with Radio Training Network, the station's programming is also syndicated on the

subchannels of WLFJ-FM/Greenville and

/Port Wentworth—co-branded as ''His Radio Z''.

References

External links

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