Summary
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.[1]
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | z955.com rewind1077.com (HD2) |
History edit
The 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".[2]
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
- ^ "WFIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush".
External links edit
- Z95.5 official website
- WFIZ in the FCC FM station database
- WFIZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W235BR in the FCC FM station database
- W235BR at FCCdata.org
- W299BI in the FCC FM station database
- W299BI at FCCdata.org