WWKZ (103.9 FM, KZ 103), is a top 40 (CHR)

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licensed to

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, and is owned by

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, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. WWKZ serves

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and Northeast

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with an ERP of 50,000

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History

WWKZ began broadcasting in 1983 on 103.5 FM until June 1998, when the license was moved to Como to serve the Memphis market as WRBO. WWKZ's owners then moved the Top 40 format to 105.3 WWZQ-FM, and the station became "KZ105". After the frequency change, WWKZ did not have the coverage area it once had, and it remained at 105.3 FM until about mid-2005 when WWKZ and WACR (103.9 now at 105.3) swapped frequencies. WWKZ once again became KZ103 and uses the slogan "Today's Best Music @ 103.9FM".

Former programming

WWKZ was an affiliate of "The Rockin' America Top 30 Countdown" with

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in the 1980s.

External links

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