WIOL-FM

WIOL-FM

City of license	Waverly Hall, Georgia
Broadcast area	Columbus, Georgia
Branding	The Zone
Frequency	95.7 MHz
First air date	1994 (as WKZJ)
Format	Sports
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	70 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	50534
Transmitter coordinates	32°41′54.00″N 84°44′9.00″W / 32.6983333°N 84.7358333°W
Former callsigns	WKZJ (1993-2005)
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Owner	Davis Broadcasting, Inc. (Davis Broadcasting, Inc. of Columbus)
Sister stations	WEAM-FM, WFXE, WIOL, WKZJ, WOKS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	957espn.com

WIOL-FM (95.7 FM, "The Zone") is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Waverly Hall, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Columbus, Georgia, area. The station is owned by Davis Broadcasting of Columbus, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio. Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Waverly Hall.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WKZJ on 1993-09-15. On 30 March 2005, the station changed its call sign to the current WIOL.^[1]

WIOL changed format from Classic Hits to Hot AC in late 2007, and changed the station moniker from Classic Hits 95-7 The River to the New Mix 95-7. On October 16, 2009, WIOL changed format to sports talk and carries the simulcast of WIOL 1580 AM.

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References

1. "WIOL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WIOL
• Radio-Locator information on WIOL
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WIOL