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{{Infobox Radio station
'''WBZS''' may refer to:
| name = WBZS-FM
| image =
| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]], Virginia
| branding = ''"Virginia Talk Radio Network"''
| slogan =
| airdate = 2013
| frequency = 102.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format = [[Talk radio]]
| power =
| erp = 150 [[Watt]]s
| haat = 591 Meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 89133
| coordinates = {{coord|37|11|42.0|N|80|9|23.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = 3 Daughters Media
| licensee = George S. Flinn, Jr.
| sister_stations = [[WBLT]], [[WGMN]], [[WMNA (AM)|WMNA-AM]], [[WVGM]], [[WIQO-FM]]
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.wiqoradio.com/ WIQO Radio]
}}


'''WBZS''' (102.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[talk radio]]-formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] and the [[Roanoke Valley]], and [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]] and the [[New River Valley]]. WBZS is operated by 3 Daughters Media under a [[local marketing agreement]] with licensee George S. Flinn, Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBZS|title=WBZS Facility Record|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> and simulcasts co-operated [[WIQO-FM]] in the Lynchburg area.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/ Lynchburg Talker Expands to Trimulcast] - ''[http://www.radioinsight.com Radio Insight] (released November 11, 2013)</ref> The station signed on in late 2013, after having received its license to cover on September 20, 2013.
*[[WSJW (AM)]], a radio station (550 AM) licensed to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States, which used the call sign WBZS from 2011 to 2012
*[[WWXT]], a radio station (92.7 FM) licensed to Prince Frederick, Maryland, United States, which used the call sign WBZS-FM from 2000 to 2006
*[[WTNT (AM)]], a radio station (730 AM) licensed to Alexandria, Virginia, United States, which used the call sign WBZS from 1995 until 2000
*[[WRLZ]], a radio station (1270 AM) licensed to Eatonville, Florida, United States, which used the call sign WBZS from 1988 until 1991


==References==
{{call sign disambiguation}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FM station data|WBZS}}

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{{Roanoke-Lynchburg Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Virginia}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BZS-FM]]
[[Category:Talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2013]]
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Revision as of 23:31, 11 November 2013

WBZS-FM
Broadcast areaRoanoke, Virginia
New River Valley, Virginia
Frequency102.5 MHz
Branding"Virginia Talk Radio Network"
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Ownership
Owner
  • 3 Daughters Media
  • (George S. Flinn, Jr.)
WBLT, WGMN, WMNA-AM, WVGM, WIQO-FM
History
First air date
2013
Technical information
Facility ID89133
ClassA
ERP150 Watts
HAAT591 Meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W / 37.195000; -80.156389
Links
WebsiteWIQO Radio

WBZS (102.5 FM) is a talk radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Shawsville, Virginia, serving Roanoke and the Roanoke Valley, and Blacksburg and the New River Valley. WBZS is operated by 3 Daughters Media under a local marketing agreement with licensee George S. Flinn, Jr.[1] and simulcasts co-operated WIQO-FM in the Lynchburg area.[2] The station signed on in late 2013, after having received its license to cover on September 20, 2013.

References

  1. ^ "WBZS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Lynchburg Talker Expands to Trimulcast - Radio Insight (released November 11, 2013)