WZAX (99.3
FM) is a
radio station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...
licensed to
Nashville, North Carolina
Nashville is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. The town was founded in 1780 and features Victorian and Queen Anne style homes. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Nashvi ...
, United States. It serves the Nashville area. First put on the air by Mainquad Communications and previously featured "Dave and Allen in the Morning" with one member of the morning show in Roanoke Rapids and the other in Rocky Mount. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio, LLC.
History
WZAX signed on at 99.7 in 1997 as
hot adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
"New Mix 99-7". As of 2005, artists included
Steve Miller,
Jethro Tull, and
Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...
.
On November 11, 2009, WZAX changed their format to rhythmic oldies, branded as "Jammin' 99.3".
On November 30, 2014, WZAX dropped its "Jammin' 99.3" rhythmic oldies format and began stunting with a wide range of music as "99.3 What's It Gonna Be". The station launched a classic rock format branded as "99.3 Rock City" on January 5, 2015.
On November 30, 2017, WZAX dropped the "Rock City" branding and began stunting with Christmas music.
On January 1, 2018, WZAX ended its Christmas music stunt and launched a rhythmic hot adult contemporary format, branded as "Movin' 99.3".
WZAX Rocky Mount Gets Movin
Radioinsight - January 2, 2018
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Rhythmic adult contemporary radio stations
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