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WBZS-FM
	File:WBZS-FM 2014.png
Shawsville, Virginia;
Broadcast area	Roanoke, Virginia; New River Valley
Frequency	102.5 FM MHz
Branding	"102.5 WBZS"
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Ownership
Owner	Three Daughters Media; (George S. Flinn);
Sister stations	WBLT, WGMN, WIQO-FM, WMNA-AM, WMNA-FM, WVGM
History
First air date	2013
Former call signs	WBZS (2012-Present)
Technical information
Facility ID	89133
Class	A
Power	150 Watts
HAAT	591 meters (1,939 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W
Links
Webcast	WBZS Webstream
Website	WBZS Online

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WBZS is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Shawsville, Virginia, serving Roanoke, Virginia and the New River Valley.^[1] WBZS is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ "WBZS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

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External Links

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

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[Arbitron-1] "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[CallSign-2] "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[FCC-3] "WBZS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

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  | image            = [[Image:WBZS-FM 2014.png|200px]]
  | city             = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
- | area             = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]], Virginia
+ | area             = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
  | branding         = ''"102.5 WBZS"''
  | slogan           = ''"Talk Radio for Roanoke, and the New River Valley"''
- | airdate          = 2013
+ | airdate          = [[2013 in radio|2013]]
- | frequency        = 102.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
+ | frequency        = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}
- | format           = [[Talk radio]]
+ | format           = [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
- | power            =
+ | power            = 150 [[watt|Watts]]
- | erp              = 150 [[Watt]]s
+ | haat             = {{convert|591|m|ft|sp=us}}
- | 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 =
+ | former_callsigns = WBZS (2012-Present)<ref name="CallSign"/>
+ | owner            = Three Daughters Media
+ | licensee         = George S. Flinn
+ | sister_stations  = [[WBLT]], [[WGMN]], [[WIQO-FM]], [[WMNA (AM)|WMNA-AM]], [[WMNA-FM]], [[WVGM]]
+ | webcast          = [http://ice8.securenetsystems.net/WBLT.m3u WBZS Webstream]
+ | website          = [http://www.wbzsradio.com/ WBZS Online]
  | affiliations     =
- | owner            = 3 Daughters Media
- | licensee         = George S. Flinn, Jr.
- | sister_stations  = [[WBLT]], [[WGMN]], [[WMNA (AM)|WMNA]], [[WVGM]], [[WIQO-FM]]
- | webcast          = [http://ice8.securenetsystems.net/WBZS.m3u WBZS Webstream]
- | website          = [http://www.wbzsradio.com/ WBZS 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.
+'''WBZS''' is a [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]].<ref name="Arbitron"/>  WBZS is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media.<ref name="FCC"/>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|30em|refs=
+<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|format=PDF|date=2010|accessdate=July 8, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-552}}</ref>
+<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WBZS|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
+<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=89133&Callsign=WBZS|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
+<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBZS|title=WBZS Facility Record|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
+}}
-==External links==
+==External Links==
-*[http://www.wbzsradio.com/ 102.5 WBZS Radio]
+* [http://www.wbzsradio.com/ 102.5 WBZS Online]
-*{{FM station data|WBZS}}
+* {{FM station data|WBZS}}
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 {{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
 {{News/Talk Radio Stations in Virginia}}
-[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BZS-FM]]
+[[Category:2013 establishments in Virginia]]
 [[Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States]]
-[[Category:Talk radio stations in the United States]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 2013]]
+[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BZS]]
 {{Virginia-radio-station-stub}}

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