WZJS (100.7
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
classic hits format. Licensed to
Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Banner Elk area. The station is currently owned by
Curtis Media Group.
History
WZJS was started in 1989 by Roland Potter. In the late 1990s the station, along with
WATA, was sold to Highland Communication Associates. The station from then to its sale was known as "High Country 100.7" and was one of the most popular radio stations in Northwestern NC. Both stations broadcast from a building on Blowing Rock Road in Boone, adjacent to the
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University (), or App State, is a Public university, public research university in Boone, North Carolina, United States. It was founded as a normal school, teachers' college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and th ...
campus, with a transmitter located near Banner Elk.
In September 2003 Highland sold both stations to Aisling Broadcasting (Jonathon Hoffman, managing member) for a price of $2.2 million, This added to Aisling's holdings in the High Country, as they had already purchased
WECR,
WECR-FM,
WXIT (from Rondinaro Broadcasting) for $2.2 million in 2003, and
WMMY(from Dale Hendrix) in 2004 for $1.58 million. The station then switched to a
Contemporary Christian
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format, while WMMY became the area's new country station under the moniker, "My Country 106". Later WZJS switched to
classic rock
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as "100.7 Mac FM", with the slogan "Classic Rock for the High Country".
Aisling went into
receivership
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and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found. Later in the year, Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.
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On January 1, 2010 WZJS changed their format to oldies, branded as "Oldies 100.7".
On February 24, 2013 WZJS shifted their format from oldies to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 100.7".
References
External links
Curtis Media website*
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Classic hits radio stations in the United States
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