WGZZ

WGZZ (94.3 FM, "Wings 94.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Waverly, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Auburn Network, Inc. It airs a classic hits music format.^[3]

WGZZ

Waverly, Alabama
Broadcast area	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
Frequency	94.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Wings 94.3
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD1: WGZZ analog HD2: News/Talk "NewsTalk WANI" HD3: Sports "ESPN Auburn" HD4: Soft AC "96.3 W-Lee"
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Auburn Network, Inc.
Sister stations	WANI
History
First air date	1989 (as WZLM at 97.3)
Former call signs	WZLM (1989–2004) WKGA (2004–2007)[1]
Former frequencies	97.3 MHz (1989–2004) 100.3 MHz (2004–2010)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15283
Class	A
ERP	4,200 watts
HAAT	120 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°44′11″N 85°29′54″W
Translator(s)	96.3 W242AX (Auburn, relays HD4) 98.7 W245AY (Auburn, relays HD2) 106.7 W294AR (Auburn, relays HD3)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live HD2: Listen live HD3: Listen live HD4: Listen live
Website	wingsfm.com HD2: newstalkwani.com HD3: espnau.com HD4: 963wlee.com

The station was assigned the WGZZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 18, 2007.^[1]

On April 19, 2010, WGZZ moved from 100.3 FM to 94.3 FM.

Translators

Broadcast translator for WGZZ-HD2

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W254AY	98.7 FM	Auburn, Alabama	138347	250	169 m (554 ft)	D	32°40′3.5″N 85°33′0.8″W	LMS

Broadcast translator for WGZZ-HD3

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W294AR	106.7 FM	Auburn, Alabama	141199	250	169 m (554 ft)	D	32°40′3.5″N 85°33′0.8″W	LMS

Broadcast translator for WGZZ-HD4

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W242AX	96.3 FM	Auburn, Alabama	146140	250	176 m (577 ft)	D	32°40′3.5″N 85°33′0.8″W	LMS

Format and Programs

Caricature of Rich and Jeremy

WGZZ ("Wings 94.3") airs classic rock from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Wings features a local morning radio show, "Rich and Jeremy in the Morning", which airs weekdays from 6:00 CST to 9:00 CST featuring Rich Perkins of Wings and Jeremy Henderson of The War Eagle Reader website. The show began in January 2016 and is primarily comedy. Rich and Jeremy include live guests and phone calls during the show. Clips of the show are available on Rich and Jeremy's SoundCloud page. After Rich and Jeremy, Al Mason hosts "Rewind at 9" on weekdays at 9:00 CST, a program that spotlights a specific classic year's music. John Garrett hosts "The 4 O'Clock Beatles Block" on weekdays at 4:00 CST featuring four classic Beatles songs. Weekdays at 5:00 CST, Wings airs a "Live at 5" feature for a couple of classic rock songs recorded from a live concert.

Wings 94.3 is also the official station of Auburn High School Football. Wings airs a coaches show on Mondays prior to a game with Bill Cameron and Auburn High head coach Adam Winegarden. On game day, Bill Cameron assumes play-by-play duties, he is joined on the broadcast by Chuck Furlow, Gabe Gross, and Scott Bagwell.

On July 18, 2023, it was announced WGZZ would become the official broadcast home of Auburn Tigers football and men's basketball, alongside the university's "Tiger Talk" talk radio program, as part of a deal with owner RadioAlabama (reacquiring rights to the team after previously holding them from 2013-2016).^[4]

Sister Stations

WGZZ is a broadcast service of Auburn Network, Inc., which also owns three other radio stations, including Newstalk WANI (WANI-AM, W242AY), ESPN 106.7 (WGZZ-HD3, W294AR), and 96-3 W-LEE (WGZZ-HD2, W242AX)

References

1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WGZZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. RadioAlabama Snags Auburn University Radio Rights

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 15283 (WGZZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WGZZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Ownership working out time in jail.Station ownership update