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'''WBZS''' is an [[adult album alternative]] formatted [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on until November 2016, the station was [[Local marketing agreement|leased]] to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the [[talk radio|talk]] format of [[WIQO-FM]] [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/|website=RadioInsight|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> WBZS moved to a simulcast of Community Media Group's [[adult album alternative]] [[WVMP]] in November 2016.<ref name="FCC"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=WVMP Expands to Blacksburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/109705/wvmp-expands-to-blacksburg/|website=Radio Insight|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>
'''WBZS''' is an [[adult album alternative]] formatted [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on, the station was [[Local marketing agreement|leased]] to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the [[talk radio|talk]] format of [[WIQO-FM]] [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/|website=RadioInsight|date=11 November 2013}}</ref>


On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122909/roanokes-mountain-loses-one-signals/|website=RadioInsight|date=5 February 2018}}</ref>
WBZS entered into a three-year [[time brokerage agreement]] with Community Media Group, owner of [[adult album alternative]] [[WVMP]], on December 1, 2016.<ref name="FCC"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=WVMP Expands to Blacksburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/109705/wvmp-expands-to-blacksburg/|website=Radio Insight|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>

On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122909/roanokes-mountain-loses-one-signals/|website=RadioInsight|date=5 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Time Brokerage Agreement|url=https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/enwiki/api/manager/download/d7659754-5f22-6258-933d-9bd6cf8acd88/1a9d759d-5deb-4d07-8b8d-5243376d0f52.pdf|website=FCC Public Inspection File}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:48, 20 March 2018

WBZS
Broadcast areaRoanoke, Virginia
New River Valley
Frequency102.5 MHz
Branding102.5 The Mountain
Programming
FormatAdult album alternative
Ownership
OwnerGeorge S. Flinn, Jr.
OperatorCommunity Media Group, LLC
History
First air date
2013
Technical information
Facility ID89133
ClassA
Power150 Watts
HAAT591 meters (1,939 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W / 37.195000; -80.156389
Links
WebcastWBZS Webstream
Websitethemountain.website

WBZS is an adult album alternative formatted radio station licensed to Shawsville, Virginia, serving Roanoke, Virginia and the New River Valley.[1] WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on, the station was leased to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the talk format of WIQO-FM Lynchburg.[2]

WBZS entered into a three-year time brokerage agreement with Community Media Group, owner of adult album alternative WVMP, on December 1, 2016.[3][4]

On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Venta, Lance (11 November 2013). "Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast". RadioInsight.
  3. ^ "WBZS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (December 14, 2016). "WVMP Expands to Blacksburg". Radio Insight.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (5 February 2018). "Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals". RadioInsight.
  6. ^ "Time Brokerage Agreement" (PDF). FCC Public Inspection File.