WOKZ 105.9
FM is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc.
History
The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997
', Broadcasting & Cable
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, 1997. p. B-135. Retrieved July 24, 2018. The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co.
[Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio]
, Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018. In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67.
The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in
Alton
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*Alton (given name)
* Alton (surname)
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* Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne
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* Alton, Ontario
* Alton, Nova Scotia
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, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz.
References
External links
WOKZ's official website*
Country radio stations in the United States
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Radio stations established in 1996
1996 establishments in Illinois
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