WWUZ is a

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formatted

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licensed to

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, serving Metro Fredericksburg. WWUZ is owned and operated by

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LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC.

History

The station first took the callsign WLMN on August 23, 1991 and changed it to WWUZ on August 10, 1998. WWUZ officially launched in October 1998 with a

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format. In April 2000, the station switched to

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, branded as "96.9 the Rock". In February 2002, WWUZ changed back to its Classic Rock format, branded as "Classic Rock 96.9". On March 15, 2012, WWUZ changed its branding to "96.9 the Rock", but kept the Classic Rock format. WWUZ was mentioned in the 15th episode of

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6th season. On January 23, 2015,

"entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WWUZ and sister stations

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from Free Lance-Star License, Inc. for an unknown sum. The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million.

References

External links

96.9 The Rock Online
* WUZ Classic rock radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1998 Alpha Media radio stations {{Virginia-radio-station-stub