WYZE (AM)
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".WYZE (1480 kHz) is a gospel AM radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia broadcasting with 10,000 watts of power during daytime hours, and 44 watts of power during nighttime hours with a non-directional antenna pattern. The station is owned by Ray Neal, through licensee New Ground Broadcasting, LLC.
History
WYZE signed on March 16, 1956.[1] The 1480 kHz frequency was previously used by WAGA, which moved to 590 kHz in 1942;[2] despite using the same frequency, WYZE has no connection to WAGA, which has since become WDWD.[3] WYZE broadcast during daytime hours[4] with what appeared to be an adult standards radio format popular during the 1950s. Fay Fueller hosted a romantic music show consisting of poetry and music in 1958.[4]
In 1968, the station switched from a country music format to country/gospel.[5] The station aired a "Town and Country" radio format by 1970.[6] During the early 1970s the station flipped to an all-news radio format for a time, one of the first in the Atlanta radio market.[6] In 1980, WYZE changed to a gospel format relying mainly on brokered programming.[7]
WYZE went silent in November 2018 due to technical problems that would have required cost-prohibitive repairs.[7][8] It was reported that then-owner GHB Broadcasting intended to sell WYZE's existing property and relocate, and had also received offers for the station's license and equipment.[8] Effective May 30, 2019, GHB Broadcasting consummated the sale of WYZE to New Ground Broadcasting, LLC.[9]
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External links
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- WYZE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WYZE
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