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{{Infobox Radio station
| name = WBZS
| name = WBZS
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| image = [[Image:WVMP-FM 2014.png|200px]]
| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
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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>
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>
==Previous Logo==
[[Image:WVMP-FM 2014.png|200px]] (WBZS's logo under previous simulcast with WVMP 101.5 FM)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:13, 5 February 2018

WBZS
File:WVMP-FM 2014.png
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 until November 2016, the station was leased to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the talk format of WIQO-FM Lynchburg.[2] WBZS moved to a simulcast of Community Media Group's adult album alternative WVMP in November 2016.[3][4]

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

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.