WSRZ-FM

WSRZ-FM
City of license Coral Cove, Florida
Broadcast area Sarasota, Florida
Branding 107.9 WSRZ
Slogan The Suncoast's Greatest Hits
Frequency 107.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date 1991-05-03 (as WVFE)
Format Classic Hits
ERP 47,000 watts
HAAT 155 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 48673
Transmitter coordinates 27°9′3.00″N 82°27′51.00″W / 27.1508333°N 82.4641667°W / 27.1508333; -82.4641667
Former callsigns WVFE (1991-1994)
WYNF (1994-1999)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Webcast Listen Live
Website wsrz.com

WSRZ-FM (107.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Coral Cove, Florida, USA, the station serves the Sarasota area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..

History

Around 1987 WSRZ-FM was CHR/Top 40 as Z-106.

As an oldies station, WSRZ was originally located at 106.5 MHz, known as 'Oldies 106' and played music from the 1950s to the early '70s. Weekend specialty programming included street corner harmony "Doo Wop". In 1999, a major shift was done among Clear Channel stations, with Country WCTQ (92 CTQ) moving to the superior 106.5 position, WSRZ moving to the slightly smaller 107.9 position, and the hard rocker WYNF moving from 107.9 to the newly created (and much lower powered) 105.9. 92.1 adopted an easy listening format as the Dove.

At 107.9, WSRZ-FM was originally known as "Oldies 108" and played an oldies format, continuing to focus on music from the 1950s through the early 1970s. In early 2007, the moniker was changed to the present "107.9 WSRZ", dropping music from the 1950s and early 1960s; the current format is classic hits, focusing on music from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s.[1]

Currently there is only one live show on 107.9, the The Morning Crew with Jones & Crane All other shows are voice tracked.

The Jones and Crane Morning Show

The Jones and Crane Morning Show is a weekday radio show that features David Jones and Christina Crane.

References

  1. WSRZ Playlist

External links


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