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WPOZ (88.3
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) is a
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, listener-supported FM
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to
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, and serving
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. It is owned by the Central Florida Educational Foundation, Inc., and it broadcasts a
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. The
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s are in
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. WPOZ has an
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(ERP) of 100,000
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s. The
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is in
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. WPOZ is
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on several other stations in Central Florida. The station broadcasts using
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technology. There are other Christian music formats on WPOZ's three
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s, which feed several
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s in Central Florida.


History

On , the station
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. The
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at the beginning was WEAZ and the
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was
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. The owner was the Central Florida Educational Foundation and the studios were on Lake Brantley Road in Altamonte Springs. In 1998, the call letters switched to WPOZ, to stand for "Positive Hits," in contrast to the secular
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charts. The city of license later changed to Orlando.


Frequencies

In addition to 88.3 MHz, this station also broadcasts on other frequencies in different areas of
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: WPOZ, WMYZ and WHYZ also broadcast in
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. In late 2008, WPOZ was granted authorization by the
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(FCC) to increase its signal strength to 100,000 watts; this was accomplished when the Central Florida Educational Foundation acquired a station in
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, WLMS, from the
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. As that station also broadcast on 88.3 FM, Central Florida Educational Foundation closed down WLMS, enabling WPOZ to increase its signal strength without interfering with that station. After the upgrade, WPOZ's main signal would sufficiently cover areas already served by some of its repeaters, making them redundant. Those were moved into Orlando to rebroadcast the HD offerings. WPOZ had a repeater in
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, WEAZ 88.1 MHz, licensed to Holly Hill; this station signed on in 1995 as WANX, becoming a simulcast of WPOZ as WEAZ in 1998. The station signed off permanently in December 2008, and its license was soon cancelled, following WPOZ's power increase that made this rebroadcaster redundant. On its website, it was announced that it had moved WMYZ 88.7 from Clermont to The Villages/Ocala, with listeners in that area redirected to 88.3.


WPOZ & WHYZ HD2

WPOZ-HD2, WHYZ-HD2, and
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broadcast a Christian
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format as ''Hot 95.9''; for those without HD radio receivers, it is heard on the following
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s:https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=39 HD Radio Guide for Orlando, Florida


WMYZ HD2

WMYZ-HD2 broadcasts a Christian
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format as "Z Rewind.com"; it is also heard on the following
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WPOZ HD3

WPOZ-HD3 broadcasts an
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format as ''GPraise''; this station also relays to the following
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WPOZ, WHYZ, and WMYZ HD4

WPOZ-HD4 used to broadcast a
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format as ''103.7 The Rock'' and had a low-powered repeater in Clermont, W279CT. W240BV, W273CA and W292DZ used to be low-powered repeaters that rebroadcast WPOZ in the Lake County area but were moved to Orlando. As of October 2018, W273CA has since taken back control by Central Florida Educational Foundation following the expiration of the lease with iHeartMedia in September 2018. It now broadcasts a Spanish Christian contemporary format, following a stint with 1950s/60s oldies two days prior to the launch of "La Z 102.5" via WPOZ-HD4.


References


External links

https://julieroys.com/staffers-tell-toxic-culture-orlando-christian-radio-station/
Hot 95.9 FM

G Praise

Z Rewind

La Z 102.5

The Rock HD
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