WZPR (92.3
FM, "Z92.3") is a
mainstream rock radio station licensed to
Nags Head, North Carolina, serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The station is owned by Jonathan A. Mason, Sr., through licensee Jam Media Solutions, LLC.
The original WZPR was a country station in Meadville, Pennsylvania at 100.3 FM. That station dropped the call letters when it became known as "Froggy" in early 2000.
History
WZPR began as a country music station in the 1990s as WNHW, at 92.5 FM. In 2000, the station became
soft adult contemporary WYND "The Wind 92.3".
In late 2002, Convergent Broadcasting, LLC purchased these two stations from OBX Broadcasting. Shortly after in early 2003, WYND moved back to 97.1 and 92.3 then became "Power 92.3" WZPR, which broadcast contemporary
Top 40 hit songs.
In April 2006, CapSan Media announced it had signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to purchase WZPR along with sister stations
WYND-FM
WYND-FM (95.5 MHz, "Wind-FM") is a commercial radio station in Silver Springs, Florida, broadcasting to the Ocala, Florida area. The same programming is simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of pro ...
,
WVOD, and
WFMZ from Convergent Broadcasting, LLC. On July 6, 2006, CapSan Media completed the purchase of all four stations.
Subsequently on October 25, 2006, Power 92.3 was turned off when the station dropped its contemporary hit radio format and started simulcasting sister station
WYND-FM
WYND-FM (95.5 MHz, "Wind-FM") is a commercial radio station in Silver Springs, Florida, broadcasting to the Ocala, Florida area. The same programming is simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of pro ...
, known as "Wilbur 92.3" & "Orville 97.1"
On March 13,
2008
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, Capsan Media changed the 92.3 frequency to sports as "ESPN 92.3."
On May 14,
2009
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, WZPR started simulcasting sister station Classic Hits 104.9
WFMZ.
Hengooch, LLC bought WFMZ, WZPR, WYND-FM and WVOD in 2010 for $200,000.
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On December 5, 2012, due to WOBR-FM relaunching as "The Pirate", WFMZ and WZPR tweaked their format to classic rock.
Max Radio of the Carolinas operates WZPR/WFMZ, WCMS-FM and WCXL as of 2013; WYND-FM was sold.]Frank Sinatra
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, leading up to a change on May 28 at Noon. On the morning of the 28th, the stunting switched to the opening riffs of We Will Rock You by Queen. At said time, WZPR flipped to Mainstream Rock as "Z92.3". The station is playing rock music from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and Today. The first song on "Z92.3" was For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC
AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...
.WZPR Stunting Ahead of Friday Flip
Radioinsight - May 25, 2021
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Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States