WEZS
WEZS (1350 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Laconia, New Hampshire, serving the Laconia and Franklin, New Hampshire area. WEZS began an FM simulcast on translator W277DJ 103.3 in June 2018. WEZS is owned and operated by Gary W. Hammond.
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| City | Laconia, New Hampshire |
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| Broadcast area | Laconia/Franklin, New Hampshire |
| Frequency | 1350 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 103.3 & AM 1350 |
| Slogan | The New Talk Authority |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio/all-news radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gary W. Hammond |
| History | |
First air date | 1922 |
Former call signs | WLNH, WKZU, WMRS |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 23321 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 112 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°30′27″N 71°31′00″W |
| Translator(s) | W277DJ (103.3 MHz, Laconia) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wezs.com |
History
WEZS traces its origins to New Hampshire's first broadcast radio station, WKAV, an experimental station run by a local radio club, which went on the air in 1922 but went dark about a decade later after a myriad of financial problems. In 1934, the station was reborn as WLNH at 1310 kHz on the AM dial, moving to 1340 in 1941 and to the current 1350 frequency in 1954. The station has also featured the calls WKZU and WMRS (1986–1987) and returned to WLNH (1987–1994) before becoming WEZS in June 1994.[1]
Programming
As WEZS, the station initially featured a beautiful music/easy listening format which was eventually modified to smooth jazz. WEZS was a rare AM station to play smooth jazz, along with WCIN in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The station's format changed in March 2008 to "Good Times and Great Oldies", then in December 2012 to full-time news and talk. The programming includes syndicated shows hosted by Mark Levin, Tom Sullivan, Dennis Prager, and Dave Ramsey; and hourly news by Fox News Radio.
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Database.
External links
- WEZS website
- WEZS in the FCC's AM station database
- WEZS on Radio-Locator
- WEZS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database