WEZN-FM
| City of license | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Branding | Star 99.9 |
| Slogan | "Today's Best Mix!" |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1964 (as WJZZ) |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 27,500 watts |
| HAAT | 204 meters (669 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 48721 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WJZZ (1964-1973) WEZN (1973-1998)[1] |
| Owner | Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFOX, WPLR, WYBC-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WEZN-FM (99.9 FM, "Star 99.9") is a radio station broadcasting an hot adult contemporary format, Located on 99.9 FM, the station is licensed to the Bridgeport, Connecticut community. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media and it has a strong signal which reaches into most of Westchester County, New York and well north of Hartford, Connecticut as well as central Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. Its studios are located at 440 Wheelers Farms Road Suite 302 in Milford, Connecticut and the transmitter site is in Trumbull, Connecticut.
History and programming
WEZN was the first station to be assigned the WJZZ call sign in 1964 followed by 105.9 FM in Detroit, Michigan (now WDMK) and 107.5 FM in Atlanta, Georgia (now WAMJ).[2]
The station was purchased from Cox Radio by Connoisseur Media along with sister stations WFOX and WPLR, at a purchase price of $40 million. Connoisseur Media took ownership on May 10, 2013.[3]
Radio hosts have included Randye Kaye.[4]
References
External links
- Star 99.9 official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WEZN
- Radio-Locator information on WEZN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WEZN
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