WYZE (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WYZE


city = Atlanta, Georgia
area = Atlanta metropolitan area
branding = "WYZE Radio"
slogan = "Atlanta's Gospel Voice"
airdate = August 1, 1937 (as WAGA)
frequency = 1480 kHz
format = Gospel
power = 5,000 Watts daytime
44 Watts nighttime
erp =
class = D
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WAGA
owner = WYZE Radio, Inc.
webcast =
website = [http://www.wyzeradio.com WYZE Radio.com]
affiliations =

WYZE is an AM broadcasting station licensed to the city of Atlanta, Georgia broadcasting on the frequency of 1480 kHz with 5,000 Watts of power during daytime hours, and only 44 Watts of power during nighttime hours with a non-directional antenna pattern. The station is owned by WYZE Radio, Inc. and carries primarily Gospel oriented music and talk programming serving the Atlanta radio market.

Early History (as WAGA AM)

The station has its origins back to its sign on date of August 1, 1937 as WAGA AM [http://www.tangentsunset.com/radioatlanta.htm Atlanta Radio History ] ] . The Atlanta Journal newspaper, which owned WSB (AM), had difficulty choosing programming to be carried on WSB (AM) between the Red Network and the Blue Network set up by NBC radio [http://jolomo.net/atlanta/radio-history.html Atlanta Radio History ] ] . Thus, the Atlanta Journal established WAGA AM to carry the Blue Network while WSB (AM) carried programming from the Red Network. WAGA AM was known as "Atlanta's Wave of Welcome", the on-air slogan used during the station's early days. The station's studios were located in the Western Union Building (current location of Telecom Tower SW corner of Marietta Street and Forsyth Street) in downtown Atlanta. WAGA's former AM transmitter was located at Sugar Creek, three miles from the center of Atlanta. By 1946, the WAGA callsigns were moved on to 590 kHz [http://members.aol.com/jeff560/1946am.html] .

Later History (as WYZE)

By 1958, WYZE had picked up where WAGA left off at 1480 kHz broadcasting during daytime hours [http://www.wakeatlanta.com/RememberingAtlantaRadio1.html AtlantaradiointroWAKE ] ] with what appears to be an Adult Standards radio format popular during the 1950s. Fay Fueller hosted a romantic music show consisting of poetry and music in 1958. During the year 1968, the station switched from a Country music format to Country/Gospel [ [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/radio/warp/1968.html Atlanta Radio Time Warp 1968 ] ] . The station aired a "Town and Country" radio format by 1970 [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/radio/am.html Atlanta Area AM Radio Stations ] ] . During the early 1970s the station flipped to an all-news radio format for a time, one of the first in the Atlanta radio market.

References

External links

* [http://www.wyzeradio.com/ WYZE Official Website]
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