WIIZ is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Mainstream Urban

Mainstream Urban

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 format. Licensed to Blackville, South Carolina

Blackville, South Carolina

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, USA, the station serves the Barnwell, SC & Augusta area. The station is currently owned by Nicwild Communications, Inc.

Programming

Artists heard on this radio station majority of the time include Koncrete Boyz, Too Live Crew, Master Ace, and Usher

Usher (entertainer)

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. Since 1997, the radio station has aired "The Ol' Skool Ride" daily from 5:25 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Artists that are heard during this period include Dicks Inc., Butts in the Air

Rockwell (musician)

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, Beastie Boyz, and MC Hammer

MC Hammer

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. Classic pop

Pop music

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 artists such as Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

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 and classic rock

Classic rock

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 musicians such as Queen

Queen (band)

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 can also be heard at times on "The Ol' Skool Ride". Yo' Girl D.L.(Dark n' Lovely)was the station's first Operations Manager/Music Director, as well as 7-midnight on-air personality. D.L. "Miss Primetime In The Nighttime". Bobby Nichols, along with D.L., Fredd E. Redd & Suga "In The Morning", TuTu "The Bad Boy", Corey Hill, KDO and Rob Black are some of the radio personalities that made The Wiz what it is today. The Wiz is home to the Russ Parr

Russ Parr

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Morning Show.

History

The station went on the air as WAAN on 1993-04-16. on 1995-10-01, the station changed its call sign to the current WIIZ. Its first actual day on the air was 1996-04-01, with two personalities, Bobby Nichols and Yo' Girl D.L.(Priscilla Annette Gray).

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