WHRZ-LP

Spartanburg, South Carolina
Frequency	104.1 MHz
Branding	The Z
Programming
Format	Christian CHR
Ownership
Owner	First Baptist Church of Spartanburg
History
First air date	May 19, 2005
Call sign meaning	"Hangar Radio" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	131757
Class	L1
ERP	47 watts
HAAT	43.5 meters (143 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°57′01″N 81°55′39″W / 34.95028°N 81.92750°W / 34.95028; -81.92750
Links
Public license information	LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	thez.com

WHRZ-LP (104.1 FM, "The Z") is a non-commercial low-power radio station in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Owned by the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, it broadcasts a youth-oriented Christian CHR format. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with an ERP of 47 watts (.047 kW). Its transmitter is located on the former WSPA-TV tower in downtown Spartanburg. The station has a range of approximately 10 miles, although it reaches a wider audience via FM translators, and syndication of its programming on HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM and WLFS.

History

The station originally signed on in May 2005, broadcasting a Christian CHR format targeting teenagers and young adults. It initially used the branding Hangar Radio Z, referencing the nickname for the Church's recently-constructed youth center ("The Hangar"), which also housed the station's studios.^[2]

Translators

In addition to the main station at 104.1, the station operates multiple FM translators to broaden its coverage over the upstate of South Carolina, as well as the Charleston area:

As part of an agreement with Radio Training Network, the station's programming is also syndicated on the HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM/Greenville and WLFS/Port Wentworth—co-branded as His Radio Z.^[2]