WEZN-FM

WEZN-FM
City	Bridgeport, Connecticut
Broadcast area	Bridgeport, Connecticut
Branding	Star 99.9
Slogan	"Today's Best Mix!"
Frequency	99.9 MHz
First air date	1964 (as WJZZ)
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
ERP	27,500 watts
HAAT	204 meters (669 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	48721
Transmitter coordinates	41°16′44″N 73°11′8″W / 41.27889°N 73.18556°W / 41.27889; -73.18556
Former callsigns	WJZZ (1964-1973) WEZN (1973-1998)^[1]
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WFOX, WPLR, WYBC-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.star999.com

WEZN-FM (99.9 FM, "Star 99.9") is a radio station broadcasting an hot adult contemporary format, Located on 99.9 FM, the station is licensed to the Bridgeport, Connecticut community. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media and it has a strong signal which reaches into most of Westchester County, New York and well north of Hartford, Connecticut as well as central Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. Its studios are located at 440 Wheelers Farms Road Suite 302 in Milford, Connecticut and the transmitter site is in Trumbull, Connecticut.

History and programming

WEZN was the first station to be assigned the WJZZ call sign in 1964 followed by 105.9 FM in Detroit, Michigan (now WDMK) and 107.5 FM in Atlanta, Georgia (now WAMJ).^[2]

The station was purchased from Cox Radio by Connoisseur Media along with sister stations WFOX and WPLR, at a purchase price of $40 million. Connoisseur Media took ownership on May 10, 2013.^[3]

Radio hosts have included Randye Kaye.^[4]

References

↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
↑ Collins, Michael. "Part Two: Time Line For Connecticut Broadcasting". WUUH.org. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
↑ Venta, Lance (May 6, 2013). "Cox Sells Stations In Six Markets To Two Groups". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Randye Kaye". Edge Studio. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

External links

Star 99.9 official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WEZN

Radio-Locator information on WEZN

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WEZN

Radio stations in the Bridgeport, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	600 690 960 1260 1450 1500 1530

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.5 91.1 95.9 96.7 99.9 107.9

By callsign	WADS WCUM WDJZ WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WFOX WICC WKLV-FM WMNR WPKN WRKI WSHU WSHU-FM WVOF plus most New York City and some Long Island radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the New Haven, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500

By FM frequency	89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9

By callsign	W252AS WADS WAVZ WCUM WDRC-FM WEBE WELI WEZN-FM WFIF WGRS WHCN WKCI-FM WKSS WMRQ-FM WNPR WPLR WQAQ WQUN WRCH WRKI WRXC WSHU WSHU-FM WWEB WWYZ WYBC WYBC-FM WZMX plus most Hartford and New York City radio stations

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Radio stations in the Danbury, Connecticut market

By AM frequency	800 850 940

By FM frequency	91.7 93.3 95.1 96.7 98.3 99.9 105.5 107.3

By Callsign	W297AN WAXB WDAQ WDBY WEZN-FM WFAR WINE WKLV-FM WLAD WRKI WXCI

Connecticut radio markets Bridgeport Danbury Hartford–New Britain–Middletown New Haven New London Stamford–Norwalk NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Connecticut

By frequency	1350 94.7 97.3 100.5 106.5 107.9

By callsign	WBMW WEBE WINY WMAS-FM WRCH WZBG

By community of license	Bridgeport Enfield Litchfield New Britain Pawcatuck Putnam Westport

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut

Connoisseur Media

Radio Stations

Connecticut	WDRC WDRC-FM WEZN-FM WFOX WMMW WPLR WSNG WWCO WYBC-FM ¹

Wichita, KS	KIBB KVWF

Billings, MT	KBLG KPLN KRKX KRZN KWMY KYYA

Trenton, NJ	WCHR WNJE WPST

Long Island, NY	WALK WALK-FM WBZO WHLI WKJY WWSK

Allentown, PA	WBYN WEEX WODE-FM WTKZ WWYY

Erie, PA	WFNN WJET WRKT WRTS WTWF WXBB

Wilkes-Barre, PA	WSBG WVPO

¹ Managed under a local marketing agreement

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