WXCZ (103.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Cedar Key, Florida. The station is owned by Betty Marcocci, through licensee WGUL-FM, Inc., and features a country music radio format. It is simulcast on 104.3 WXZC in Inglis, Florida. The two stations call themselves "Nature Coast Country."

WXCZ
Broadcast areaLevy County, Florida
Frequency103.3 MHz
BrandingNature Coast Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Betty Marcocci
  • (WGUL-FM, Inc.)
WZCC
History
First air date
March 1996 (as WCQQ at 102.7)
Former call signs
WVNM (1991–1995)
WCQQ (1995–1996)
WRGO (1996–2017)
Former frequencies
102.7 MHz (1996–2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57563
ClassC3
ERP31,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (459 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
29°11′45.00″N 82°59′46.00″W / 29.1958333°N 82.9961111°W / 29.1958333; -82.9961111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteNatureCoastCountry.com

History

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The station was given a construction permit and was assigned the call letters WVNM on 1991-08-09. On 1995-08-01, the still-unbuilt station changed its call sign to WCQQ, on 1996-07-15 to WRGO, and on 2017-07-24 to the current WXCZ.[2]

The station signed on the air in March 1996, as WCQQ, originally at 102.7 MHz.[3] It was owned by Stoehr Communications and aired an oldies format. In the early 2010s, the station moved to 103.3 MHz.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXCZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WXCZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-85
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