WZEE
Encyclopedia
WZEE is "Z104," a radio station owned by Clear Channel Communications
in Madison
, Wisconsin
. Z104 broadcasts a Top 40/CHR music format, and has been airing the format since 1974. WZEE airs a Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
format on its HD Radio
subchannel (104.1FM-HD2). WZEE also simulcasts sister station WTSO
The Big 1070 on its HD3 subchannel.
WZEE originally signed-on in 1948 as WKOW-FM, owned by WKOW-AM (now WTSO
). The station was sold in the early 1950's and became WMFM. When Z104 debuted in 1975 it was running an automated top 40 format XT40 from Drake-Chenault programming. A popular promotional vehicle at the time was the Z-104 Coke-Demin machine.
It also features popular morning DJs "Connie and Curtis".
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...
in Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. Z104 broadcasts a Top 40/CHR music format, and has been airing the format since 1974. WZEE airs a Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
format on its 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...
subchannel (104.1FM-HD2). WZEE also simulcasts sister station WTSO
WTSO
WTSO is a radio station in the Madison, Wisconsin area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and airs a sports radio format...
The Big 1070 on its HD3 subchannel.
WZEE originally signed-on in 1948 as WKOW-FM, owned by WKOW-AM (now WTSO
WTSO
WTSO is a radio station in the Madison, Wisconsin area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and airs a sports radio format...
). The station was sold in the early 1950's and became WMFM. When Z104 debuted in 1975 it was running an automated top 40 format XT40 from Drake-Chenault programming. A popular promotional vehicle at the time was the Z-104 Coke-Demin machine.
It also features popular morning DJs "Connie and Curtis".