WFMZ (104.9 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, it serves Northeast North Carolina along with parts of the Hampton Roads area. The station is owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc. Its studios are located at 907 B West Ehringhaus Street in Elizabeth City, NC.

History

The station started in 1988, a construction permit was granted to Maranatha Broadcasting for WFMZ but it would not sign on until 1991. It was a

Christian Contemporary Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...

station known as Praise 105 from 1991 to 2003. It was sold to Convergent Broadcasting in mid-June 2003. It became Classic Hits 104.9 on September 2, 2003, just after 6 am. The first song on Classic Hits 104.9 was "

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" by

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. In 2006, Convergent Broadcasting LLC sold WFMZ,

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and

WZPR 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 ...

to CapSan Media LLC. Starting May 14, 2009, WFMZ began simulcasting on

92.3 FM. Hengooch, LLC bought WZPR, WFMZ, WYND-FM and WVOD in 2010 for $200,000. On December 5, 2012, due to WOBR-FM relaunching as "The Pirate", WFMZ tweaked their format to

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and rebranded as "Classic Rock 104.9 & 92.3". Max Radio of the Carolinas operates WZPR/WFMZ,

WCMS-FM WCMS-FM (94.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a New Country format. Licensed to Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. WCMS has used the name "Water Country" since it signed on in 1999. ...

and

WCXL WCXL (104.1 FM) is a 100,000-watt radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format. It is licensed to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and serves the Outer Banks and Hampton Roads areas. The station is owned by Jam Media Soluti ...

as of 2013; WYND-FM was sold. On May 18, 2018, East Carolina Radio bought WFMZ from Hengooch LLC for $150,000. On August 17, 2018, WFMZ went off the air after East Carolina Radio closed on the sale the day prior. WFMZ returned to the air to do a temporary simulcast of sister station WRSF on November 7 until the 21st. On June 3, 2019, at 5 pm, WFMZ returned to simulcast WKJX. The WKJX programming moved over to WFMZ fully on June 24, 2019, when WKJX transitioned to a

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 ...

format.

History of call letters

The call letters WFMZ were previously assigned to an FM station in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

References

External links

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WFMZ Changes from Christian Contemporary To Classic Hits
{{Urban Radio Stations in North Carolina FMZ Radio stations established in 1991 1991 establishments in North Carolina Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States