WENZ

WENZ
Broadcast area
Frequency107.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZ 107.9
Programming
FormatMainstream urban
SubchannelsHD2: Urban gospel
"Praise 94.5"
Ownership
Owner
  • Urban One
  • (Blue Chip Broadcasting Licenses, Ltd)
History
First air date
April 5, 1958
(66 years ago)
 (1958-04-05)
Former call signs
  • WNOB (1958–70)
  • WELW-FM (1970–75)
  • WDMT (1975–87)
  • WPHR (1987–92)
Call sign meaning
former "The End" branding
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2685
ClassB
ERP16,000 watts (horizontal)
15,000 watts (vertical)
HAAT272 meters (892 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°27′54.00″N 81°17′13.00″W / 41.4650000°N 81.2869444°W / 41.4650000; -81.2869444
Translator(s)HD2: 94.5 W233CG (Cleveland)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitezhiphopcleveland.com
praisecleveland.com

WENZ (107.9 FM) is a commercial mainstream urban radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio. The station is owned by Urban One since 1999, its studios are located on Oak Tree Blvd in the former iHeartMedia facility and studios in Independence, Ohio, while the station transmitter resides in Russell Township in Geauga County. Besides a standard analog transmission, WENZ broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online.[2] WENZ was the official first Hip-Hop urban contemporary radio station in the market in the city Cleveland, Ohio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WENZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Cleveland, Ohio Radio Guides". hdradio.com.