WFIZ (95.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Odessa, New York, United States, the station serves the Ithaca, New York area. The station is currently owned by the Cayuga Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications, Inc. as of February 2014.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Ithaca-Cortland, New York |
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| Frequency | 95.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Z95.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic hits "Rewind 107.7" HD3: WHCU simulcast |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHCU, WIII, WNYY, WQNY, WYXL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1968 (as WFLR-FM at 95.9) |
Former call signs | WFLR-FM (1968–2008) |
Former frequencies | 95.9 MHz (1968–2008) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36406 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 850 watts |
| HAAT | 265 meters (869 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°23′13″N 76°40′11″W / 42.38694°N 76.66972°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.9 W235BR (Ithaca) HD2: 107.7 W299BI (Ithaca) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | z955.com rewind1077.com (HD2) |
History
editThe station signed on in 1968 as "WFLR-FM" and had been broadcasting a country music format on 95.9 FM in Dundee, New York as "Country 95.9". On September 15, 2008, the station was moved to the current 95.5 FM frequency in Odessa, New York (Ithaca market) with a Top 40 format as "Z95-5".[3]
In February 2014, Saga Communications completed their purchase of WFIZ-FM, along with its HD2 frequency. In August of that year, the broadcast studio was moved from its original location on Danby Road in Ithaca to join the other studios already owned by the company.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFIZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WFIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush".
External links
edit- Z95.5 official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 36406 (WFIZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFIZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 144458 (W235BR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W235BR at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 138598 (W299BI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W299BI at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WFIZ