WKZB (97.9

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, "The Buzz") is a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

-formatted FM

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licensed to

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broadcasting in the

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market. Its transmitter is located near

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History

On September 9, 2011, the then-WHTU changed its call sign to WUCL and changed format to classic country. On October 28, 2016, WUCL changed its format from classic country (which moved to WJXM 105.7 FM DeKalb) to classic hits, branded as "97.9 The Buzz" as part of a three-station format shuffle.Three-Way Format Shuffle in Meridian
Radioinsight - November 1, 2016 On November 8, 2016, the station assumed the WJXM call sign. On November 16, 2016, WJXM changed its call sign to WKZB.

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* Classic hits radio stations in the United States KZB {{Mississippi-radio-station-stub