WMOZ

WMOZ
City Moose Lake, Minnesota
Broadcast area Cloquet, Minnesota
Branding The Moose - Classic Hits 106.9
Frequency 106.9 MHz
First air date 1999 (as KBFH)
Format Classic Hits
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 50 meters (164 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 614
Transmitter coordinates 46°30′20″N 92°40′45″W / 46.50556°N 92.67917°W / 46.50556; -92.67917
Former callsigns KBFH (1998-2002)[1]
Affiliations Jones Radio Network
Owner Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Sister stations WKLK-FM, WKLK
Website wmoz-fm.com

WMOZ (106.9 FM, "The Moose - Classic Hits 106.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Moose Lake, Minnesota. The station is owned by Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. It airs a classic hits music format.[2]

The station was assigned the WMOZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 26, 2002.[1]

Programming

In addition to its usual music programming, WMOZ carries local high school sports and certain professional sports broadcasts of regional interest.[3] As of the 2007-2008 baseball season, WMOZ is an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins radio network.[4]

History

In January 2003, the station dropped its simulcast of WKLK-FM and flipped to a country music format.[5] On November 26, 2003, the station flipped to an Oldies format from Jones Radio Network branded as "Oldies 106.9".[5] It eventually shifted to classic hits as "Classic Hits 106.9".

(WMOZ's logo under previous oldies format)

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. Weegman, Rick (2004-10-14). "Today's featured prep games". Duluth News-Tribune. p. 05B.
  4. "Twins Radio Network". Minnesota Twins official website. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  5. 1 2 "Broadcasting News - November 2003". Upper Midwest Broadcasting. 2003-11-26.
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