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WHRZ-LP
Frequency104.1 MHz
BrandingThe Z
Programming
FormatChristian CHR
Ownership
OwnerFirst Baptist Church of Spartanburg
History
First air date
May 19, 2005
Call sign meaning
Hangar Radio Z (former branding)
Technical information
ClassL1
ERP47 watts
HAAT43.5 meters (143 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
34°57′01″N 81°55′39″W / 34.95028°N 81.92750°W / 34.95028; -81.92750
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://thez.com/

WHRZ-LP (104.1 FM, "The Z") is a non-commercial low-power radio station in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Owned by the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, it broadcasts a youth-oriented Christian CHR format. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with an ERP of 47 watts (.047 kW). Its transmitter is located on the former WSPA-TV tower in downtown Spartanburg. The station has a range of approximately 10 miles, although it reaches a wider audience via FM translators, and syndication of its programming on HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM and WLFS.

History

The station originally signed on in May 2005, broadcasting a Christian CHR format targeting teenagers and young adults. It initially used the branding Hangar Radio Z, referencing the nickname for the Church's recently-constructed youth center ("The Hangar"), which also housed the station's studios.[1]

Translators

In addition to the main station at 104.1, the station operates multiple FM translators to broaden its coverage over the upstate of South Carolina, as well as the Charleston area:

Broadcast translators for WHRZ-LP
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W238AW 95.5 FM West View, South Carolina 55 D
W289AO 105.9 FM Anderson, South Carolina 27 D
W216BJ 91.1 FM Wando, South Carolina 10 D
W220CN 91.9 FM Charleston, South Carolina 10 D

As part of an agreement with Radio Training Network, the station's programming is also syndicated on the HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM/Greenville and WLFS/Port Wentworth—co-branded as His Radio Z.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cale's Career Capsule (interview with GM)". The Christian Radio Homepage. Retrieved 2019-08-17.