WZWW (FM)

WZWW
Broadcast areaState College, Pennsylvania
Frequency93.7 MHz
Branding93.7 3WZ
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle Media Family, LLC)
WFGE, WBUS, WLEJ, WBHV, WOWY, WHUN
History
First air date
April 13, 1998 (as WBUS)
Former call signs
  • WVCV (1991–1997)
  • WBUS (1997–2019)
  • WMAJ (2019–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6025
ClassA
ERP330 watts
HAAT415 meters (1,362 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website3wz.com

WZWW (93.7 MHz) is a hot adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to serve the community of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, and broadcasting to the State College, Pennsylvania, area.

History

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Logo as "93.7 The Bus"

WZWW signed on as WBUS on April 13, 1998, part of Boalsburg Broadcasting, with a city of license of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. The station was purchased later by Dame Broadcasting in 2001, then by Forever Broadcasting in March 2005.

On January 22, 2019, the station's classic rock format swapped frequencies with 99.5 WMAJ-FM, with the station changing its call sign to WMAJ and assuming a Top 40 format.[2]

It was announced on October 12, 2022, that Forever Media was selling 34 stations and 12 translators, including WMAJ and five other sister stations, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.375 million.[3] The deal closed on January 1, 2023.[4]

On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station would adopt a hot adult contemporary format and the "3WZ" branding, both moving from WZWW (95.3 FM), within days. On January 3, 2023, the format and branding were moved from 95.3 FM to 93.7 FM, with the station changing its call sign to WZWW on January 11.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZWW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Forever Preps State College Frequency Swap". RadioInsight. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2". October 12, 2022.
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