WBZI
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WBZI "Classic Country Radio" is a daytime-only AM broadcasting station in Xenia, Ohio at 1500 kHz operating with 500 watts. Its current owner Town and Country Broadcasting operates it with a country oldies format serving Greene,Clark,eastern Montgomery and surrounding counties. Its downtown studios are located on West Second Street and transmitter on East Kinsey Road(the former studio location.)World news from Fox News Radio is aired at the top of the hour in addition to farm and ag news from the ABN throughout the day.
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[edit] Brief History
Began operation in Novermber of 1963 as WGIC (for: "Greene Information Center.") It is Xenia and Greene County's first and oldest full service radio station. Several format changes took place on the station during the 1970s,most noted as contemporary hit-formatted "G-15" using an automation package called "Stereo Rock" produced by Dallas-based TM Productions being used successfully on FM stations at the time. The format was switched over to 95.3 FM in 1978 as "I-95"(where the WBZI calls originated.) As a result, WGIC swapped contemporary hits for southern gospel competing with crosstown rival WELX (now WGNZ).
WBZI-FM switched to country in 1980 competing with WONE (AM) in Dayton and the former WJAI-FM in Eaton.(now WGTZ.) Several other format and call letter changes took place quite frequently for the FM station throughout the 1980s and 90s. It is currently classic rock WZLR.
WBZI moved to AM 1500 in 1984 for about a year, then re-assigned later in 1988 and with it the country format (after a two year stint as WLGY from 1985 to 1987.) It is currently managed by Joe Mullins,son of Moon Mullins who retired in 2005. Like his father,Joe is also a bluegrass musician as well as a broadcaster. In addition to managing the station,Joe is also the current afternoon personality. Bucks Braun(formerly of WONE (AM) in Dayton) is morning personality.
[edit] Classic Country Radio
... is also heard on:
AM repeaters
WKFI 1090 in Wilmington, Ohio serving southwestern Ohio,metropolitan Cincinnati and portions of Northern Kentucky.
and
WEDI 1130 in Eaton, Ohio serving Preble,western Montgomery and surrounding counties in Western Ohio and Eastern Indiana.
[edit] See also
- WEDI
- Classic country
- Bluegrass music
- Christian country music
- Southern Gospel
- List of radio stations in Ohio
[edit] External links
- Official site of "Classic Country Radio" WBZI,WKFI and WEDI (with streaming audio)
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WBZI
- WBZI's technical information from Radio-Locator website
| AM radio stations in the Dayton market (Arbitron #59) | |
|---|---|
| By frequency: |
700 | 910 | 980 & 1340 | 1110 | 1130 | 1210 | 1290 | 1410 | 1500 | 1570 | 1600 |
| By callsign: |
WBZI | WDAO | WEDI | WGNZ | WHIO | WING | WLW | WONE & WIZE | WPFB | WPTW | WULM |
