WZJS (100.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
classic hits
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format. Licensed to
Banner Elk, North Carolina
Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College.
History
The area surrounding the Elk River was inhabited by the Cherokee before weste ...
, United States, it serves the Banner Elk area. The station is currently owned by
Curtis Media Group
Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. The company owns and operates several North Carolina radio stations and television networks.
Broadcast Stations
Curtis Media Group owns and operates the fol ...
.
History
WZJS was started in 1989 by Roland Potter. In the late 1990s the station, along with
WATA, was sold to Highland Communication Associates. The station from then to its sale was known as "High Country 100.7" and was one of the most popular radio stations in Northwestern NC. Both stations broadcast from a building on Blowing Rock Road in Boone, adjacent to the
Appalachian State University campus, with a transmitter located near Banner Elk.
In September 2003 Highland sold both stations to Aisling Broadcasting (Jonathon Hoffman, managing member) for a price of $2.2 million, This added to Aisling's holdings in the High Country, as they had already purchased
WECR
WECR (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Newland, NC, United States, it serves the Boone, NC area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. WECR broadcasts during the daytime only.
...
,
WECR-FM,
WXIT (from Rondinaro Broadcasting) for $2.2 million in 2003, and
WMMY
WMMY (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, the station broadcasts from studios on Blowing Rock Road in Boone, North Carolina and serves the counties of Watauga, A ...
(from Dale Hendrix) in 2004 for $1.58 million. The station then switched to a
Contemporary Christian
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format, while WMMY became the area's new country station under the moniker, "My Country 106". Later WZJS switched to
classic rock
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as "100.7 Mac FM", with the slogan "Classic Rock for the High Country".
Aisling went into
receivership
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and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found. Later in the year, Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.
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On January 1, 2010 WZJS changed their format to oldies, branded as "Oldies 100.7".
On February 24, 2013 WZJS shifted their format from oldies to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 100.7".
References
External links
Curtis Media website*
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Classic hits radio stations in the United States
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