WERX-FM

WERX-FM (102.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Columbia, North Carolina, US, it serves the Outer Banks and Hampton Roads areas. The station is currently owned by Lawrence Loesch & Margaret Loesch.^[2]

WERX-FM

Columbia, North Carolina
Frequency	102.5 MHz
Branding	102.5 The Shark
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Lawrence Loesch & Margaret Loesch
History
First air date	1982 (as WZBO)
Former call signs	WZBO (1982–1983) WZBO-FM (1983–1992)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36764
Class	C1
ERP	64,000 watts
HAAT	210 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1025theshark.com

The station had originally been WZBO, running an adult contemporary format out of their Edenton, North Carolina studio. In 1990, The Loesch family purchased the station and was able to raise the station's power from 6 kW to 64 kW and relocated its tower to Columbia, North Carolina and its studios to Nags Head, North Carolina and went modern rock as WERX. In the mid-1990s the station went to an oldies format, and finally to its current classic hits format.