WVZA

For the Murphysboro, Illinois radio station that held the call sign WVZA at 105.1 FM from 2009 to 2018, see WTAO-FM.

WVZA (92.7 FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area.

WVZA

Herrin, Illinois
Broadcast area	Marion-Carbondale
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Branding	92.7 ALT 2K
Programming
Format	Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner	Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC)
Sister stations	WDDD-FM, WFRX, WHET, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM
History
First air date	March 1994 (1994-03)
Former call signs	WVZA (1991–2009) WTAO-FM (2009–2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	124
Class	B1
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37.774°N 89.097°W / 37.774; -89.097
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	alt2k.com

History

92.7 FM previously aired a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "KISS-FM", competing with WCIL-FM, under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications. It was divested and sold to Withers Broadcasting in 2008 as part of Clear Channel's plan to exit small market radio.^[2]

In July 2009, the top 40 format and call sign were moved to 105.1 FM in Murphysboro, Illinois, with the active rock format and WTAO-FM call sign coming over to 92.7 FM. The stations announced a reversal of the call sign swap on July 23, 2018, which took effect on August 1, 2018.^[3]

On May 24, 2019, WVZA changed their format from adult contemporary to alternative rock, branded as "92.7 Alt 2K".^[4]