WAZR-FM
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WAZR is a Contemporary Hit Radio
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Woodstock, Virginia
, though studios are located in Harrisonburg, Virginia
.
WAZR serves the Harrisonburg
/Staunton
area. WAZR is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
.
WAZR launched on December 3, 1985
and was owned by Ruarch Associates, LLC of Woodstock, Virginia
. The station would carry an Adult Standards
format, branded as "Z-93". Ruarch Associates, LLC sold WAZR to Clear Channel for an unknown sum, and in May 2002, the Adult Standards
format was moved from WAZR to WAMM
at 1230 AM, while WAZR became a Contemporary Hit Radio
/Mainstream top 40 format, branded as "93.7 Kiss FM". The station's tower was moved south into Rockingham County
and puts a poor signal into Woodstock
.
At noon on September 20, 2010, WAZR shifted to Hot Adult Contemporary, branded as "Alice 93.7". At the same time, the station dropped the syndicated "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show", which had been carried since May 4, 2009 from 6 to 10am. Elvis returned on July 11, 2011.
On September 5, 2011, WAZR reverted back to its Contemporary Hit Radio
/Mainstream top 40 format, but kept the Alice name, now branded as "All The Hits, Alice 93-7"
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 5,097 according to the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shenandoah County....
, though studios are located in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
.
WAZR serves the Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
/Staunton
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....
area. WAZR is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
History
and was owned by Ruarch Associates, LLC of Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 5,097 according to the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shenandoah County....
. The station would carry an Adult Standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format, branded as "Z-93". Ruarch Associates, LLC sold WAZR to Clear Channel for an unknown sum, and in May 2002, the Adult Standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format was moved from WAZR to WAMM
WAMM
WAMM is an Adult Standards and Easy Listening formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Woodstock, Virginia, serving Woodstock and Shenandoah County, Virginia. WAMM is owned and operated by Shenandoah Valley Group, Inc.-History:...
at 1230 AM, while WAZR became a Contemporary Hit Radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
/Mainstream top 40 format, branded as "93.7 Kiss FM". The station's tower was moved south into Rockingham County
Rockingham County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
and puts a poor signal into Woodstock
Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 5,097 according to the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shenandoah County....
.
At noon on September 20, 2010, WAZR shifted to Hot Adult Contemporary, branded as "Alice 93.7". At the same time, the station dropped the syndicated "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show", which had been carried since May 4, 2009 from 6 to 10am. Elvis returned on July 11, 2011.
On September 5, 2011, WAZR reverted back to its Contemporary Hit Radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
/Mainstream top 40 format, but kept the Alice name, now branded as "All The Hits, Alice 93-7"