WBUZ (FM)

WBUZ
Broadcast areaNashville, Tennessee metropolitan area
Frequency102.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding102.9 The Buzz
Programming
FormatActive rock/alternative rock
SubchannelsHD2: WPRT-FM simulcast (Sports)
HD3: WQZQ simulcast (Sports)
HD4: "Totally Hits Nashville" (Classic hits)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerCromwell Radio Group
WPRT-FM, WQZQ
History
First air date
May 1, 1962 (as WTCV)
Former call signs
WTCV (1962–1980)
WYCQ (1980–1995)
WWKO (1995–1996)
WMMU (1996)
WZPC (1996–2001)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Buzz"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74243
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT291 meters (955 ft)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD4)
Website1029thebuzz.com
totallyhitsnashville.com (HD4)

WBUZ (102.9 MHz, "102.9 The Buzz") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to La Vergne, Tennessee, and serving the Nashville, Tennessee metropolitan area. WBUZ airs an active rock music format, with elements of alternative rock, calling itself "Nashville's Rock Station." Weekday mornings, it carries the syndicated comedy and hot talk program "The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show." WBUZ is owned by Cromwell Radio Group, along with sports radio-formatted WPRT-FM and sports radio-formatted WQZQ. The radio studios and offices are on Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville, Tennessee.

WBUZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is on Gene Underwood Road in Eagleville, Tennessee, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Nashville.[3] WBUZ broadcasts using HD technology.[4] It carries the sports programming of co-owned WPRT-FM "102.5 The Game" on its HD2 digital subchannel; and carries the sports programming of co-owned WQZQ "94.9 The Fan", on its HD3 subchannel. WBUZ-HD3 "94.9 The Fan" is also broadcast via FM translator W235BW 94.9 MHz in Nashville; it carries a [[classic hits format branded as "Totally Hits Nashville" on its HD4 subchannel. WBUZ-HD4 "Totally Hits Nashville" is also broadcast via FM translator W236CI 95.1 MHz in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference fcc1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBUZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WBUZ-FM 102.9 MHz - La Vergne, TN". radio-locator.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Station Guides".