WIIZ

Radio station in Blackville, South Carolina

WIIZ

* Blackville, South Carolina

Broadcast area| Barnwell, South Carolina & Augusta, Georgia
Frequency| 97.9 MHz
Branding| The Wiz 97.9
Programming
Format| Mainstream Urban
Ownership
Owner| Nicwild Communications, Inc.
History

Former call signs

| WAAN (1993–1995)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 15307
Class| C2
ERP| 50,000 watts
HAAT| 132 meters (433 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 33°6′52.00″N 81°23′13.00″W﻿ / ﻿33.1144444°N 81.3869444°W﻿ / 33.1144444; -81.3869444
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| wiizfm.com

WIIZ (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Mainstream Urban format. Licensed to Blackville, South Carolina, the station serves the Barnwell and Augusta, Georgia, area. It owned by Nicwild Communications, Inc.[2] Its studios are on Marlboro Avenue in Barnwell.

WIIZ is a Class C2 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is in Kline, South Carolina.

## Programming

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Since 1997, the radio station has aired "The Ol' Skool Ride" on weekdays from 5:25 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Artists heard are from the last 25 years. The Wiz carries the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Show in morning drive time.

Yo' Girl D.L. (Dark 'n' Lovely) was the station's first Operations Manager/Music Director, as well being an on-air personality under her nickname "Miss Primetime In The Nightime". Other DJs included Fredd E. Redd, Bobby Nichols, Suga In The Morning, Tutu The Bad Boy, Corey Hill, with K.D.O., & Rob Black.

WIZF 101.1 in Cincinnati also goes by the name "The Wiz" and also carries The Russ Parr Morning Show but has a different ownership.

## History

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The station signed on the air on April 16, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04-16). The original call sign was WAAN.

In October, 1995, the station switched its call letters to the current WIIZ-FM. Despite having the new call sign, the station waited until April 1, 1996, to debut its WIZ format. The first two personalities were Bobby Nichols and Yo' Girl D.L.(Priscilla Annette Gray).[3]

## See also

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* Radio portal

* Media in Augusta, Georgia

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIIZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "WIIZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. ^ "WIiz Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

## External links

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*   * Facility details for Facility ID 15307 (WIIZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WIIZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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Radio stations in the Augusta metropolitan area (Georgia)

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* 580
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* 88.3
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* 91.7
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* 92.7
* 92.9
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* 93.9
* 94.7
* 95.1
* 96.3
* 96.9
* 97.9
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* 99.5
* 100.9
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* 102.3
* 102.7
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* 105.7
* 107.1
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| LPFM|

* 100.3

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Translators|

* 101.9
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* 104.7
* 106.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 105.7-1
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Defunct|

* WCHZ (1480 AM)
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Nearby regions
Atlanta
Central Georgia
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville-Spartanburg
Hilton Head
Macon
Savannah

See also
List of radio stations in Georgia

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Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations|

* W257BQ - Charleston
* WCMG - Latta
* WCZZ - Greenwood
* WDAI - Pawleys Island
* WDAR-FM - Darlington
* WGCD - Chester
* WHXT - Orangeburg
* WIIZ - Blackville
* WJMZ - Anderson
* WKSP - Aiken
* WLVH - Hardeeville
* WLXC - Columbia
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* WOSF - Gaffney
* WQKI-FM - Orangeburg
* WSCZ - Winnsboro
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* WXBT - West Columbia
* WYNN-FM - Florence
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See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in South Carolina

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