WOWZ-FM

See also: WOWZ (disambiguation)

WOWZ-FM is a classic country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Accomac, Virginia, serving the Eastern Shore of Virginia. WOWZ-FM is owned and operated by GSB Media.^[2]

WOWZ-FM

Accomac, Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Eastern Shore of Virginia
Frequency	99.3 MHz
Branding	Wow 99.3 & 101.1
Programming
Format	Classic country
Ownership
Owner	GSB Media, LLC
History
First air date	1990 (as WVES)
Former call signs	WVES (1990–2017)
Call sign meaning	"Wow"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	18384
Class	B1
ERP	22,000 watts
HAAT	105 meters (344 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°47′5″N 75°36′16″W
Repeater(s)	87.7 WOWZ-LD (Salisbury, Maryland) 101.1 WICO-FM (Snow Hill, Maryland)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wow1015.com

History

On November 28, 2017, the then-WVES changed their format to classic country, branded as "Wow 99.3 & 101.1" in reflection of its simulcast with WICO-FM 101.1 in Snow Hill, Maryland.^[3] On December 12, 2017, WVES swapped call signs with WOWZ-FM 101.5 to go with the "Wow" branding.

The station was owned by Stephen Marks' Chincoteague Broadcasting Corporation from 1998, when he purchased it from Eastern Shore Broadcasting for $350,000,^[4] until his death on May 11, 2022.^[5] In April 2023, his widow Mary Marks sold WOWZ-FM to GSB Broadcasting, which had been programming it since October 2017, for $100,000.^[6]