WPWZ
Encyclopedia
WPWZ is a radio station
broadcasting a Mainstream Urban
format. Licensed to Pinetops, North Carolina
, USA, it serves the Rocky Mount area. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio.
In 2009, a signal increase to 50,000 watts is planned.
. The station picked up the country music
format and WKTC call letters of what is now WYMY
in 1998. In 2003, they switched to Power 95.5 FM to play Urban Music. Starting in 2004, they began to play R&B all day as well as the Russ Parr
Morning Show until 2006 when they switched to the Steve Harvey
Morning Show.
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...
broadcasting a Mainstream Urban
Mainstream Urban
Mainstream Urban is a term used to describe a radio format similar to an Urban Contemporary format. The format differentiates itself due to two factors: playlist composition and target demographic...
format. Licensed to Pinetops, North Carolina
Pinetops, North Carolina
Pinetops is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, USA, it serves the Rocky Mount area. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio.
In 2009, a signal increase to 50,000 watts is planned.
History
WEQQ signed on in the 1990s, simulcasting the hot adult contemporary music WEQRWWPL
WWPL is a radio station licensed to Smithfield, North Carolina broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group.-History:...
. The station picked up the country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format and WKTC call letters of what is now WYMY
WYMY
WYMY "96.9 La Ley" is a Spanish language radio station licensed to Goldsboro, North Carolina, which is east of the Raleigh-Durham Triangle. It plays a contemporary hit radio format...
in 1998. In 2003, they switched to Power 95.5 FM to play Urban Music. Starting in 2004, they began to play R&B all day as well as the Russ Parr
Russ Parr
Russ Parr is an American radio and television personality.-Career:Parr began as a Production Services Director at ABC TV....
Morning Show until 2006 when they switched to the Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey
Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, television and radio personality and best-selling author. He is best known as the star of the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy...
Morning Show.