WKAZ-FM
Encyclopedia
WKAZ-FM is a classic rock
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Miami, West Virginia
, serving Metro Charleston
. WKAZ-FM is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation
. WKAZ broadcasts in HD Radio
.
to Adult Hits
under the "Jack FM
" branding, using the ABC Radio satellite feed. In March 2007, WKAZ-FM ceased broadcast of Jack FM and restored the previous oldies format using Tom Kent
's "Classic Top 40" branding. It positioned itself as "107.3 KAZ-FM, Classic Top 40".
On April 25, 2011 WKAZ-FM changed their format to classic rock, branded as "107.3 K-Rock".
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
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
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Miami, West Virginia
Miami, West Virginia
Miami is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Miami is south of East Bank. Miami has a post office with ZIP code 25134....
, serving Metro Charleston
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
. WKAZ-FM is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:...
. WKAZ broadcasts in HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
.
History
The West Virginia Radio Corporation purchased WKAZ-FM and WSWW-AM in 1995. From 2006 to March 2007, WKAZ flipped from OldiesOldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
to Adult Hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
under the "Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
" branding, using the ABC Radio satellite feed. In March 2007, WKAZ-FM ceased broadcast of Jack FM and restored the previous oldies format using Tom Kent
Tom Kent
Tom Kent ,is an American radio personality. As the head of the Tom Kent Radio Network, he hosts 105 hours of classic hits programming each week, which, as of February 2, 2009, is distributed through Cumulus Media Networks.-Biography:Prior to becoming syndicated, Kent worked on the air and in...
's "Classic Top 40" branding. It positioned itself as "107.3 KAZ-FM, Classic Top 40".
On April 25, 2011 WKAZ-FM changed their format to classic rock, branded as "107.3 K-Rock".