WGMZ

WGMZ (93.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Glencoe, Alabama, United States. WGMZ serves the Gadsden, Alabama, and Anniston, Alabama, metropolitan areas. The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. It broadcasts a classic hits music format.^[3]

WGMZ

Glencoe, Alabama
Broadcast area	Gadsden, Alabama
Frequency	93.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Classic Hits Z93.1
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WAAX
History
First air date	1994 (1994)
Former call signs	WZJV (1992–1993)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2465
Class	A
ERP	1,650 watts
HAAT	189 meters (620 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°57′16″N 85°51′40″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wgmz.iheart.com/

History

The station was assigned the WGMZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 15, 1993.^[1] Prior to that, the call letters were used in the Flint, Michigan, market on several stations, notably on what is now WCRZ from 1961 to 1984.

WGMZ dropped Top 40 for the Target Radio Satellite Networks adult alternative format "theLYTE".^[4]

In 2006, WGMZ (Z-93.1) hired morning popular talents Rick Sisk and Dennis Deason and shifted Wild Bill Seckbach from AM to PM drive. WGMZ's primary coverage area includes Etowah and Calhoun counties (Gadsden/Anniston, AL)