WAZY-FM

WAZY-FM, "Z96.5" is an FM radio station owned by Artistic Media Partners in Lafayette, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 96.5 MHz, FM channel 243. . The studios are located at 3824 South 18th Street in Lafayette, Indiana.

Station broadcasting information

WAZY-FM broadcasts from a 499 foot tower near Greenhill, Indiana. Originally the radio station broadcast at 96.7 MHz. By 1978, WAZY-FM had moved to 96.5 mhz, with an increase in power from 3,000 watts to 50,000 watts.

WAZY is the flagship station for Purdue University Football.

History

Owned by WAZY Radio Inc., WAZY-FM signed on the air October 1, 1964. It joined sister AM radio station WAZY, today known as WSHY. J.E. Willis served as President and General Manager for WAZY Radio Inc. Both radio stations programmed a simulcast of Contemporary Top 40 music. This means that, at over 50 years, WAZY-FM is one of the oldest Top 40 programmed radio stations in the U.S.A.

On March 1, 1970, ownership of both radio stations transferred to Radio Lafayette, Inc. (Group Owner: the Peoria (IL) Journal-Star newspaper) with F. Patrick Nugent serving as Vice President and General Manager. Hal Youart, later the station's General Manager, was widely regarded as the person who grew WAZY-FM into the successful station it was.