WUEZ
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| City of license | Carterville, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
| Branding | Magic 95.1 |
| Slogan | Southern Illinois Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 95.1 MHz |
| First air date | February 22, 1991 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Audience share | 8.2 (Fa'06, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 17,600 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 39520 |
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| Former callsigns | WYGF (1991-1991) WEZS (1991-1993) WXLT (1993-2001) |
| Owner | Max Media (MRR License LLC) |
| Sister stations | WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WXLT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | magic951.com |
WUEZ (95.1 FM, "Magic 95.1") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Carterville, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC.[2]
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History
The station was assigned the call letters WYGF on 1991-02-22. On 1991-12-27, the station changed its call sign to WEZS, on 1993-09-10 to WXLT, and on 2001-03-19 to the current WUEZ.[3]
On March 20, 2015 WUEZ changed their format from adult contemporary to classic hits, retaining the "Magic 95.1" branding.[4]
Ownership
In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[5] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.[6]
References
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- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUEZ
- Radio-Locator information on WUEZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WUEZ
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