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WNVZ
Norfolk, Virginia; United States;
Broadcast area	Hampton Roads
Frequency	104.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Z104
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Rhythmic contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Channel Q
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	WPTE; WVKL; WWDE-FM;
History
First air date	July 1967
Former call signs	WTID-FM (1967–72); WQRK (1973–81);
Call sign meaning	Norfolk, Virginia, Z
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40755
Class	B
ERP	49,000 watts
HAAT	146 meters (479 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°2′18.0″N 76°18′29.0″W / 37.038333°N 76.308056°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/z104

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WNVZ (104.5 FM "Z104") is a commercial radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WNVZ is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc.^[2] It airs a rhythmic contemporary radio format.

The studios and offices are at Audacy's Hampton Roads headquarters on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach.^[3] The transmitter tower is off East Pembroke Avenue in Hampton.^[4]

History

The station first signed on in July 1967 as WTID-FM.^[5] It was the FM sister station of WTID (1270 AM, now WPMH) in nearby Newport News. (The TID call letters stood for "TIDewater", another name for the Hampton Roads section of Virginia.) For much of its history, 104.5 was a Contemporary Hits/Top 40 radio station, picking up the format in 1973 as WQRK. In August 1982, it subscribed to noted programmer Mike Joseph's "Hot Hits" format, as WNVZ, playing only songs from the current Top 40 charts.^[6] Through the 1990s and early 2000s, it leaned toward a more rhythmic contemporary direction. In 2015, it moved back to a more mainstream Top 40 approach. After failing to make impacts with the return to CHR, mostly staying below a 3 share, the station quietly returned to a rhythmic CHR format in the summer of 2023.

WNVZ's morning show originated the Unexpected John Cena meme, where a snippet of a popular film, TV series, song or other form of media is interrupted by John Cena's entrance video and song, often played loudly.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WNVZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WNVZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Z104.com
^ Radio-Locator.com
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-221
^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1983/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1983-YB.pdf ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Hilarious WWE Prank Phone Calls Drives Woman Insane". Bleacher Report.
^ Feldman, Brian (December 18, 2015). "A Famous Man Responded to a Meme Involving Him — IT'S JOHN CENA". New York. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 40755 (WNVZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WNVZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WNVZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WNVZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] Z104.com

[4] Radio-Locator.com

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-221

[6] ttp://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1983/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1983-YB.pdf ^{[dead link‍]}

[7] "Hilarious WWE Prank Phone Calls Drives Woman Insane". Bleacher Report.

[NYmag-8] Feldman, Brian (December 18, 2015). "A Famous Man Responded to a Meme Involving Him — IT'S JOHN CENA". New York. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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+{{short description|Rhythmic contemporary radio station in Norfolk, Virginia}}
-{{Infobox Radio station
+{{Infobox radio station
- | name             = WNVZ
+| name = WNVZ
- | image            = [[Image:WNVZ-FM 2009.PNG]]
+| logo = WNVZ-FM 2009.PNG
- | city             = [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
+| city = [[Norfolk, Virginia]] | country = US
- | area             = [[Hampton Roads]]
+| area = [[Hampton Roads]]
- | branding         = ''"Z 104"''
+| branding = Z104
- | slogan           = ''"The 757 Party Station"''
+| frequency = {{frequency|104.5|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
- | airdate          = [[1967 in radio|1967]]
+| airdate = {{start date|1967|7}}
- | frequency        = 104.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]]<br>{{HD Radio}}
+| language = [[American English|English]]
- | format           = [[Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio]]
+| format = [[Rhythmic contemporary]]
- | power            = 49,000 [[Watt]]s
+| subchannels = HD2: [[Channel Q]]
- | erp              =
+| erp = {{val|49000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
- | haat             = 146 Meters
+| haat = {{Convert|146|m|ft|sp=us}}
- | class            = B
+| class = B
- | facility_id      = 40755
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
- | coordinates      = {{coord|37|2|18.0|N|76|18|29.0|W|type:landmark}}
+| facility_id = 40755
- | callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''N'''orfolk '''V'''irginia '''Z'''
+| coordinates = {{coord|37|2|18.0|N|76|18|29.0|W|type:landmark}}
- | former_callsigns = WTID-FM (1967-1972)<br>WQRK (1973-1981)
+| callsign_meaning = Norfolk, Virginia, Z
- | owner            = [[Entercom]]
+| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WTID-FM (1967–72)|WQRK (1973–81)}}
- | licensee         = Entercom Norfolk License, LLC
- | sister_stations  = [[WPTE]], [[WVKL]], [[WWDE-FM]]
+| owner = [[Audacy, Inc.]]
+| licensee = Audacy License, LLC
- | webcast          = [http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/entercom/player/?id=WNVZ WNVZ Webstream]
+| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[WPTE]]|[[WVKL]]|[[WWDE-FM]]}}
- | website          = [http://www.z104.com WNVZ Online]
+| webcast = {{Audacy.com|z104}}
- | affiliations     =
+| website = {{url|https://www.audacy.com/z104}}
 }}
-'''WNVZ''' is a [[Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], serving [[Hampton Roads]].  WNVZ is owned and operated by [[Entercom]].
+'''WNVZ''' (104.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] "Z104") is a commercial [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], serving [[Hampton Roads]].  WNVZ is owned and operated by [[Audacy, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WNVZ|title=WNVZ Facility Record|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>  It airs a  [[rhythmic contemporary]]  [[radio format]].
+The studios and offices are at Audacy's Hampton Roads headquarters on Clearfield Avenue in [[Virginia Beach]].<ref>[http://www.z104.com/contact-us Z104.com]</ref>  The [[transmitter]] tower is off East Pembroke Avenue in [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]].<ref>[http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WNVZ-FM Radio-Locator.com]</ref>
 ==History==
-===1967 to 1972 , Country as WTID-FM===
-WNVZ originally signed on the air in 1967 as a simulcast of Country music outlet 1270 WTID, which is now separately owned Religious outlet WTJZ.
+The station first [[sign-on|signed on]] in July 1967 as WTID-FM.<ref>[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-221]]</ref>  It was the FM [[sister station]] of WTID (1270 AM, now [[WPMH]]) in nearby [[Newport News]].  (The TID [[call sign|call letters]] stood for "TIDewater", another name for the Hampton Roads section of [[Virginia]].)  For much of its history, 104.5 was a Contemporary Hits/Top 40 radio station, picking up the format in 1973 as WQRK.  In August 1982, it subscribed to noted programmer Mike Joseph's "[[Hot Hits]]" format, as WNVZ, playing only songs from the current [[Top 40]] charts.<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1983/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1983-YB.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>  Through the 1990s and early 2000s, it leaned toward a more [[rhythmic contemporary]] direction.  In 2015, it moved back to a more [[mainstream Top 40]] approach. After failing to make impacts with the return to CHR, mostly staying below a 3 share, the station quietly returned to a rhythmic CHR format in the summer of 2023.
-===1973 to 1981, WQRK===
-By 1973 they would break off the simulcast and  become WQRK, broadcasting a Top 40 format with custom made jingles, sped up records, and a lot of on air audio processing (Then known as  "QRK" and "Super Q" at the time).In 1975 WQRK went from live to automated Top 40,in the late 70s and early 80s they evolved into a Live Adult Contemporary format. In the early 80s, the station began running RKO Network's  "Nighttime America".
+WNVZ's morning show originated the [[Unexpected John Cena]] [[Internet meme|meme]], where a snippet of a popular film, TV series, song or other form of media is interrupted by [[John Cena]]'s entrance video and [[The Time Is Now (John Cena song)|song]], often played loudly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1983367-hilarious-wwe-prank-phone-call-drives-mans-wife-insane|title=Hilarious WWE Prank Phone Calls Drives Woman Insane|work=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref><ref name="NYmag">{{cite web|last=Feldman|first=Brian|date=December 18, 2015|url=http://nymag.com/following/2015/12/famous-man-responds-to-meme-its-john-cena.html#|title=A Famous Man Responded to a Meme Involving Him — IT'S JOHN CENA|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref>
-===1982 to Present WNVZ "Z104"===
-That would all change in August 1982, when they returned to a mainstream [[Top 40]] format as Z104,and debuted the WNVZ calls and '''Z104''' name. The station marked the retiring of the "'''Q104½'''" moniker and hailed the return of the CHR format on the air with the slogan "The Half Has Become a Whole." The station flipped its format and positioning several weeks before acquiring its new call letters in later that year, which meant that for a short period of time the station was using a new nickname (Z104) that was completely unrelated to its call letters (which were still WQRK). This resulted in a very curious-sounding top-of-the-hour station IDs that went something like: "Z-104 is WQRK, Norfolk." The station had to run "Nighttime America" for a few more weeks after the format change before they could get out of the contract.
+==References==
-About a year later they were using Mike Joseph's "Hot Hits" format, which had been done in several larger markets, but dropped Joseph by summer of 1985. By 1993 they would evolve into a [[Rhythmic Top 40]] direction. Today, it uses the slogan '''"The 757's Party Station"''' to describe its broad-based mix of [[Hip hop music|Hip-Hop]]/[[R&B]] and [[Rhythmic|Rhythmic Pop]] hits. This pits the station against its urban contemporary hip hop/R&B competitor [[WOWI]], [[Top 40 Mainstream|Top 40/CHR]] rivals [[WVHT]] and [[WVMA (FM)|WVMA]], and to a lesser extent [[Rhythmic adult contemporary]] [[WMOV-FM]].
+{{Reflist}}
-==WNVZ HD2==
-On April 25, 2006, WNVZ's HD2 subchannel offered an all-comedy format, which debuted in June of that year. It was later replaced with a Dance format in August 2012.
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.z104.com/ Z 104 Online]
+*{{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/z104}}
-* {{FMQ|WNVZ}}
+*{{FM station data|40755|WNVZ}}
-* {{FML|WNVZ}}
-* {{FMARB|WNVZ}}
-{{-}}
 {{Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News Radio}}
-{{Entercom}}
-{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Virginia}}
 {{Rhythmic Contemporary Radio Stations in Virginia}}
+{{Entercom}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Wnvz}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in the Hampton Roads-Tidewater area|NVZ]]
+[[Category:Mass media in Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
 [[Category:Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
-[[Category:Media in Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
-[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1967]]
+[[Category:1967 establishments in Virginia]]
+[[Category:Audacy, Inc. radio stations]]
+{{Virginia-radio-station-stub}}

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