WVZA
Encyclopedia
WTAO-FM is an Active Rock
music formatted radio station
licensed to Herrin, Illinois
, serving the Marion
-Carbondale, Illinois
, area.
format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications
. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio.
In July 2009, the top 40 format and WVZA
call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois
, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign
coming over to 92.7 FM.
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
music formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Herrin, Illinois
Herrin, Illinois
Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,501 at the 2010 census. It is home to Country Musicstar David Lee Murphy, the hometown of baseball's Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman, and the hometown of San Diego State University men's basketball coach Steve...
, serving the Marion
Marion, Illinois
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois. The 2010 census counted 17,193 residents, making Marion the 25th most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in Illinois, and the second most populous city in Southern Illinois, outside of the Metro-East, behind...
-Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, in the state of Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest...
, area.
History
The frequency previously aired a Top 40 (CHR)Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio.
In July 2009, the top 40 format and WVZA
WVZA
WTAO-FM is an Active Rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area.-History:...
call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois
Murphysboro, Illinois
Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,970 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.-Geography:Murphysboro is located at ....
, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
coming over to 92.7 FM.