WEZV is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting an Easy listening

Easy listening

Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...

 format. Licensed to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

North Myrtle Beach is a coastal resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities north of Myrtle Beach, and serves as one of the primary tourist towns along the Grand Strand...

, USA, the station serves the Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...

 and Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...

 areas. The station is currently owned by Fidelity Broadcasting Corporation and is branded as Easy 105.9.

History

WNMB signed on in the early 70s in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

North Myrtle Beach is a coastal resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities north of Myrtle Beach, and serves as one of the primary tourist towns along the Grand Strand...

. For much of its history the station played an adult contemporary and oldies

Oldies

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 mix. Calvin Hicks and Billy Smith were DJs in 1985.

In 1997, after listening to a consultant in Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

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, WNMB switched from adult contemporary to hot adult contemporary, with a sound more like modern rock

Modern rock

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 or adult alternative

Adult album alternative

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 than fans were used to. Bob and Sheri were also added in the morning. Vice president of operations and midday host Phil Thompson said people thought they were hearing Surf 107.5

WAZO

WAZO is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Southport, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. WAZO is currently owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company...

 in nearby Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...

 and ratings dropped. By 1999 WNMB returned to mainstream adult contmeporary with such artists as Dan Hartman

Dan Hartman

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, Bill Medley

Bill Medley

William Thomas Medley is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers....

, Jennifer Warnes

Jennifer Warnes

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, Kenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins

During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...

, Elton John

Elton John

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, Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

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, Celine Dion

Celine Dion

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, The Backstreet Boys, Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

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 and Sarah MacLachlan, but not Kenny G

Kenny G

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

. Alanis Morrisette, Citizen King

Citizen King

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, Collective Soul

Collective Soul

Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...

, Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

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, Lit, Train

Train (band)

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, and Len

Len (band)

Len is a Canadian alternative rock group from Toronto, Ontario. They are best known as a one-hit wonder for their song "Steal My Sunshine" in 1999. The band consists of siblings Marc Costanzo and Sharon Costanzo .-Studio albums:...

 were out, though Bob and Sheri remained.

B-105.9 once had a bee

Bee

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 as its symbol. Former B105/B105.9 employees include but are not limited to: Mitch Adams, Steve McClung, Barry Ballard, Phil Thompson, Dave Dobson, Steve Chapman and Tyler Watkins. Scott Richards continues to work at the station today.

At one time the studios were located on Pine Avenue in North Myrtle Beach, but new owners moved to Wesley Drive in Myrtle Beach and WNMB-AM

WNMB

WNMB is an oldies music formatted radio station licensed to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, and serves the greater Myrtle Beach area. The Norman Communications, Inc., outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 900 kHz with a TPO of 500W...

, a simulcast partner during part of its history, took the old studios after it went out on its own.

With ratings down and the other easy listening

Easy listening

Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...

 station having changed format in 2000, WNMB changed to its current call letters and the easy listening format, dropping Bob and Sheri. The 94.5 WYEZ

WYEZ

WYEZ is a rhythmic oldies radio station licensed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The Fidelity Broadcasting outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 94.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 12 kW...

 frequency was added later in the year. Over the next few years, the two stations evolved, reducing the number of instrumentals until eventually the stations' format crossed the line to what most radio stations would call adult standards

Adult standards

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. WYEZ dropped its simulcast in July 2007. In 2008, WEZV began simulcasting on WGTN-FM

WGTN-FM

WGTN-FM is a radio station broadcasting an easy listening format.Licensed to Andrews, South Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Coastline Communications of Carolina, Inc..-History:...

.

Another WEZV was previously owned by Kalamusic Corporation out of Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was operated as an Easy Listening station in Fort Wayne, Indiana (101.7 FM

WBPE

WBPE is a radio station owned by Artistic Media Partners in Lafayette, Indiana. The station's studios are located at 3824 South 18th Street in Lafayette, Indiana. WBPE's programming is simulcasted on sister station WSHY ....

), with its sister station of WEZR on the AM side. The call letters were dropped when the station changed formats around 1991.