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, United States. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, Inc. It broadcasts a

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, area. The station also broadcasts its signal on a translator at 96.1 MHz inside the

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in Dothan to improve its signal within the city.

History

WIZB started as WARI-FM on February 22, 1968, as the sister station to WARI/1480. It changed callsigns to WXLE in 1976. In August 1985, Henry County Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WXLE to Abbeville Wireless Corporation. The deal was approved by the

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on October 2, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on January 7, 1986. The station was assigned the WIZB call letters by the FCC on April 2,

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. In July 1994, Abbeville Wireless Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Genesis Radio Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 8, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on November 25, 1994. In March 2005, Celebration Communications Company, Inc. (Art Morris, acting chairman) reached an agreement to sell this station to Radio Training Network, Inc. (James L. Campbell, president/CEO) for a reported $288,416. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 29, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on May 26, 2005.

Programs

* Dr David Jeremiah 4a-4:30a * Dr Charles Stanley 4:30a-5a * The Morning Cruise - weekday mornings from 5-9a * Talkin' with Terris - weekdays from 9a-3p * Russ & Nancy - weekdays 3-7p * Evenings with Dan - weekdays 7-11p * Toni - weekdays 11p-4a * Saturdays, Earl 6-10a, Toni 10-2p, Earl 2-6p, Donna Cruz 6p-12a * Sundays, Warm Up To Worship 5-9a, Churches 9a-12p, Nancy 12-3p, Misty 3-6p Donna Cruz 6p-11p

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* * * IZB Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States Henry County, Alabama Radio stations established in 1986 1986 establishments in Alabama IZB {{Alabama-radio-station-stub