WEZN-FM

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WEZN-FM
City of license Bridgeport, Connecticut
Broadcast area Bridgeport, Connecticut
Branding Star 99.9
Slogan Connecticut's Best Mix
Frequency 99.9 MHz
First air date 1964 (as WJZZ)
Format Adult Contemporary
ERP 27,500 watts
HAAT 204 meters (669 ft)
Class B
Facility ID 48721
Former callsigns WJZZ (1964-?)
WEZN (?-1998)[1]
Owner Connoisseur Media
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.star999.com

WEZN-FM (99.9 FM, "Star 99.9") is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format, licensed to the Bridgeport, Connecticut community. The station owned by Connoisseur Media as of May 10,2013 and it has a strong signal which reaches into most of Westchester County, New York and well north of Hartford, Connecticut. WEZN was the first station station to be assigned the WJZZ call sign in 1964 followed by 105.9 FM in Detroit, Michigan (now WDMK) and 107.5 FM in Atlanta, Georgia (now WAMJ).[2]

Radio hosts have included Randye Kaye.[3]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2013. 
  2. ^ Collins, Michael. "Part Two: Time Line For Connecticut Broadcasting". WUUH.org. Retrieved April 24, 2013. 
  3. ^ "Randye Kaye". Edge Studio. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

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Coordinates: 41°16′44″N 73°11′06″W / 41.279°N 73.185°W / 41.279; -73.185