WIZB
Broadcast areaDothan, Alabama
Frequency94.3 MHz
BrandingThe Joy FM
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerRadio Training Network, Inc.
History
First air date
February 22, 1968 (as WARI-FM)
Former call signs
WARI-FM (1968-1976)
WXLE (1976-1985)
WIZB-FM (1986)
WXLE (1986)
Technical information
Facility ID23615
ClassC3
ERP19,500 watts
HAAT113 meters (371 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
31°26′19.6″N 85°17′19.6″W / 31.438778°N 85.288778°W / 31.438778; -85.288778
Translator(s)96.1 W241CB (Dothan)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitealabama.thejoyfm.com

WIZB (94.3 FM, "The Joy FM 94.3") (formerly branded as "His Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Abbeville, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Radio Training Network, Inc. It broadcasts a Contemporary Christian format to the Dothan, Alabama, area.[1]

The station also broadcasts its signal on a translator at 96.1 MHz inside the Ross Clark Circle in Dothan to improve its signal within the city.

History

WIZB started as WARI-FM on February 22, 1968, as the sister station to WARI/1480. It changed callsigns to WXLE in 1976. In August 1985, Henry County Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WXLE to Abbeville Wireless Corporation. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on October 2, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on January 7, 1986.[2]

The station was assigned the WIZB call letters by the FCC on April 2, 1986.[3]

In July 1994, Abbeville Wireless Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Genesis Radio Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 8, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on November 25, 1994.[4]

In March 2005, Celebration Communications Company, Inc. (Art Morris, acting chairman) reached an agreement to sell this station to Radio Training Network, Inc. (James L. Campbell, president/CEO) for a reported $288,416.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 29, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on May 26, 2005.[6]

Programs

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-19850807EL)". FCC Media Bureau.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-19940721GF)". FCC Media Bureau. November 25, 1994.
  5. ^ "Deals - 4/4/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. April 4, 2005.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20050301ABG)". FCC Media Bureau. May 26, 2005.

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Radio stations in the Dothan, Alabama, metropolitan area
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