WEZB

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WEZB
area = New Orleans
Branding	"B-97 FM"
Slogan	"All The Hits"
First air date	1960s
Frequency	97.1 (MHz) 97.1 HD-2 for Rhythmic Contemporary
Format	Top 40/CHR
ERP	100,000 watts
Callsign meaning	EZ (communications, former owner) B(for their former format, Beautiful music)
Owner	Entercom
Website	B-97 FM's website

WEZB, AKA B-97FM, is a mainstream Top 40 outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by Entercom and they broadcast their format at 97.1 MHz with a ERP of 100 kW.

Contents 1 History 2 Air personalities 3 Past DJ's 4 Past Engineers 5 External links

[edit] History

WEZB has been the prominent heritage Top 40/CHR radio broadcast station in the New Orleans, LA metropolitan area since the 1980s, except for a break between 1994 and 2000 when it made a detour to Talk and Adult Top 40. The station became arguably more Rhythmic in its musical format before making the shift in 2005 to its current true Top 40 approach. WEZB was also a member of the United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans, an alliance of broadcast stations formed by the joint ventures of WEZB's parent company, Entercom Communications with Clear Channel Communications, during Hurricane Katrina in September of 2005.

WEZB's current slogan and/or positioning statement is "All The Hits," as of February, 2007. WEZB on-air radio imaging and/or station voice is Will Morgan, an accomplished professional voice talent based in California. WEZB's Program Director is Mike Kaplan, with Ken Beck as General Manager, as of February 2007.

WEZB's transmitter is located on the i49 (WPXL-TV) tower in Algiers, LA. WEZB's studio is located at 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 500, New Orleans, LA, 70112. WEZB's business office is located at 400 Poydras Street, Suite 900, New Orleans, LA, 70112. The Request Line can be reached by calling 1-888-340-9797, or (504) 260-9797.

The Rhythmic Contemporary sub-station is coming soon to 97.1 HD-2 (HD Radio needed).

[edit] Air personalities

Air Talent/DJ's, Present or Future, heard on WEZB FM in a regular dayparted shift/show include but are not limited to:

• "Stevie G."
• "Tyler"/Ben Stewart
• "Tierza" or "T-Pot"
• "Kidd Kraddick" (Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Syndication)

[edit] Past DJ's

• "Cajun" Ken Cooper
• Scoot in the Morning (Scott Redmond)
• Walton and Johnson
• "Fast" Eddie Coyle
• "Skinny" Tommy Cheney (worked at WTIX-AM 690 for many years before going to FM on B-97FM)
• Shadow Stevens (later went to 95.5 WPLJ-FM, New York)
• Boomer (used to host "Top 5 at 8", later became "Top 8 at 8", and "Boomer's Rumors")
• Brother J.J. Malone
• Elvis Duran
• Brian Pierce Afternoons as "Pierceshow" Later to WZOU Boston and KLUV Dallas
• Allen Beebe (The Legend and maybe one of the longest running jocks on B, now at Magic 93.7, WMJY-FM in Biloxi, MS)
• Bo Walker (prime time DJ & host for the "Top 9 at 9" in the early 90's, now on The New 99-5FM.COM, WRNO New Orleans)
• "Bubba" Carson (real name Paul Donovan, now at country station KYGO, Denver)
• Kim Carson (Married to Bubba for a while and has her own country music band)
• The Monkey Boy (prime time host)
• Jeff St. John (part-time)
• Eddie Munster
• Cadillac Jack (one of many)
• Brian Thomas (PD)
• Rob Halloway
• Atom Smasher (he is a very talented radio personality but NEVER worked at B97)
• Scott Robb
• Rob Waggman (PD & DJ)
• Regular Joe (PD & DJ)
• Cheryl Robichaux (retired)
• Patty Steel
• Jake "The Snake" (part-time)
• Stacie Brady
• John Marty
• Danny Cruz
• Janet Gross (news/traffic director & part-time jock. Later went to WVUE-TV to host their Sat. morning news)
• Maxwell
• Matt Cain
• Will The Thrill
• Carson
• Jason Reed (part-time)
• Billy Brown
• Michael Bryan
• Ted Striker (programming genius--worked there very briefly, now at Kiss 106.1 Seattle, WA)
• Booker
• Gangi (part-time)
• Charlie Scott
• J. Love
• Barry Foxx (part-time)
• Wankus
• Tom Mitchell
• Bam-Bam
• Travis Torrence (part-time)
• Terry "Motormouth" Young (currently a host on XM Radio's "60s at 6" Channel)
• Rick Friedman
• Kim Diamond (after leaving Lite 105, WLTS-FM New Orleans)
• David Marxx

[edit] Past Engineers

Kevin Duplantis Kevin, who guided WEZB thru its most successful years and contributed to many original bits, has moved on to WJXB. Kevin is perhaps most famously know for his unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor in 1999, a race ultimately won by Kathleen Blanco. Kevin was reguarded as one of the best engineers the city had.

[edit] External links

• B97's website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WEZB

FM Radio Stations in the New Orleans, Louisiana Market (Arbitron #57)

By Frequency: 87.7¹ | 88.3 | 89.1 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 93.3 | 94.3 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 97.1 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.9 | 104.1 | 104.5 | 105.3 | 106.1 | 106.7 | 107.5

Stations broadcasting from outside the area: 94.7 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 100.7 | 101.5 | 102.5

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