WIOL-FM

WIOL-FM
Waverly Hall, Georgia;
Broadcast area	Columbus, Georgia
Frequency	95.7 MHz
Branding	95.7 ESPN
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Davis Broadcasting, Inc.; (Davis Broadcasting, Inc. of Columbus);
Sister stations	WEAM-FM, WFXE, WIOL, WKZJ, WOKS
History
First air date	1994 (as WKZJ)
Former call signs	WKZJ (1993–2005)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	50534
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	70 meters (230 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°41′54.00″N 84°44′9.00″W / 32.6983333°N 84.7358333°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	957espn.com

WIOL-FM (95.7 FM, "95.7 ESPN") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Waverly Hall, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Columbus, Georgia, area. The station is owned by Davis Broadcasting of Columbus, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio. Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Waverly Hall.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WKZJ on 1993-09-15. On 30 March 2005, the station changed its call sign to the current WIOL-FM.^[2]

WIOL changed format from Classic Hits to Hot AC in late 2007, and changed the station moniker from Classic Hits 95-7 The River to the New Mix 95-7. On October 16, 2009, WIOL changed format to sports talk and carries the simulcast of WIOL 1580 AM.