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WOKZ (FM)

WOKZ 105.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc.

History

The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format. The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co. In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67.

The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in Alton, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz.

References

^ "Station History". WFIW. Archived from the original on February 6, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WOKZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ WOKZ fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012
^ "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 13 No. 38. September 18, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997, Broadcasting & Cable, 1997. p. B-135. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio", Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "WOKZ-FM Alton, 99.9 mc Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 28, 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

External links

WOKZ's official website
Facility details for Facility ID 71164 (WOKZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WOKZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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