WMBZ (FM)

WMBZ
West Bend, Wisconsin;
Broadcast area	West Bend/Northern Milwaukee area
Frequency	92.5 MHz
Branding	92.5 Buzz Country
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	David Magnum; (Magnum Communications, Inc.);
Sister stations	WIBD, WRJN, WVTY
History
First air date	September 1958 (as WBKV-FM)
Former call signs	WBKV-FM (1958-1988); WBWI-FM (1988-2015); WZRK (2/6/2015-2/9/2015); WBWI-FM (2/9/2015-2/18/2015)
Call sign meaning	W M BuzZ
Technical information
Facility ID	71542
Class	B
ERP	17,500 watts
HAAT	164 meters (538 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	buzzcountry.com

WMBZ (92.5 FM "Buzz Country 92.5") is a country music-formatted radio station in West Bend, Wisconsin. It serves the greater Milwaukee area, mainly the city's northern suburbs. WMBZ is owned by Wisconsin-based David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., along with sister WIBD and Racine-based WRJN and WVTY. Its studios are in West Bend and the transmitter site is in Addison.

History

The station was originally WBKV-FM, an easy listening station. It was later known as "V92" and featured an automated adult contemporary and country format. On September 16, 1988, the station picked up the WBWI-FM call letters. WBWI-FM flipped to its current country format in late 1989/early 1990. For a few years it was known as "92 Country Rock" then "92 Country" before it was renamed to "Pure Country", a name they kept until 2004, when the station rebranded to simply "92.5 WBWI."

On June 25, 2014, Bliss Communications announced that it would sell WBWI-FM and WBKV, along with WRJN and WVTY (then WEZY) in Racine, to David Magnum's Magnum Communications, Inc. Bliss had owned WBWI and WBKV since 1970 (when WBWI was still WBKV-FM).^[1] The sale, at a price of $2.25 million, was consummated on October 31, 2014.

On February 9, 2015, WBWI-FM rebranded as "Buzz Country".^[2] On February 18, 2015, WBWI-FM changed their call letters to WMBZ.

Previous logo

References

^ "Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations". The Janesville Gazette. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
^ WBWI Relaunches as Buzz Country

External links

WMBZ Website
Facility details for Facility ID WMBZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

43°25′44″N 88°18′04″W / 43.429°N 88.301°W / 43.429; -88.301

[tjg-saletomagnum-1] "Bliss Communications to sell West Bend, Racine radio stations". The Janesville Gazette. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

[2] WBWI Relaunches as Buzz Country

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