WJSZ is an
FM radio station
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operating on 92.5
MHz
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from
Ashley, Michigan
Ashley is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 508 at the 2020 census. The village is located in the northwest corner of Elba Township. No major state trunkline runs through the village, although M- ...
, United States, with 4,000
watt
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s. The station features a
hot adult contemporary
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format targeting the
Owosso, Michigan
Owosso () is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census. It is located west of Flint, and northeast of Lansing. The city is mostly surrounded by Owosso Township on its we ...
area.
The call letters were assigned on December 13, 1991 and the station came on the air shortly thereafter with an "Oldies and More" format playing songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
In 1999 Owosso Broadcasting, the original owners, sold the station to Curwood Broadcasting which repositioned it as Z92.5 "The Castle." The Castle refers to
Curwood Castle
Curwood Castle is a small castle, now a museum, located in Owosso, Michigan, built by the author James Oliver Curwood.
History
James Curwood was born in Owosso, Michigan on June 12, 1878. He spent much of his early life out of doors, and at a ...
, the former home of the writer
James Curwood located in
Owosso, Michigan
Owosso () is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census. It is located west of Flint, and northeast of Lansing. The city is mostly surrounded by Owosso Township on its we ...
. The station began referred to itself as "All Request Radio" and "Z92.5 The Castle, Playing the Hits You Want to Hear." Eventually the station dropped the "All Request" angle and evolved into a very broad-based Modern Rock/Classic Hits hybrid.
WJSZ ran into financial problems and went into
receivership
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in 2005. On January 9, 2006 it was purchased by Krol Communications for $650,000. Its format changed to
Hot Adult Contemporary
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"playing the hits of the 80's, 90's and now." Along with music, the station has a strong emphasis on local news and high school sports. Doing the Friday night Basketball Games and state playoffs are Ted Fattal and Joe Smith, both are Corunna Grads.
WJSZ broadcasts from a 400-foot tower in Ashley, Michigan, with studios in Owosso, Michigan. Its signal covers the towns of
Owosso,
Corunna,
Chesaning,
Durand,
Perry
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,
Ashley
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People and fictional characters
* Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
...
,
St. Johns, and
Alma
Alma or ALMA may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film
* ''Alma'', an upcoming film by Sally Potter
* ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922
* ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017
* ''Alma'' ( ...
. With the move in late 2006 of WJZL (now
WLMI
WLMI is a radio station licensed to Grand Ledge, Michigan, serving Lansing. Owned by Midwest Communications, it broadcasts a classic hits format branded as "Cruisin 92.9".
History
What is now WLMI began life as WCER-FM at 92.7 FM in Charl ...
) from 92.7 MHz to 92.9 MHz, the station can now be heard in
Lansing, Michigan
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.
Sources
Michiguide.com - WJSZ History
External links
*
JSZ-FM
Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1991
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