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Coordinates:26°47′59″N80°04′32″W / 26.799778°N 80.075583°W /26.799778; -80.075583
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Radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida

WZZR
Broadcast areaWest Palm Beach, Florida
Frequency92.1MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingReal Radio 92.1
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Format
SubchannelsHD2:Classic hip hop "Jam'n 93.3"
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1975 (1975)
Former call signs
  • WMIB (1974–1975)
  • WWRN (1975–1978)
  • WNGS (1978–1992)
  • WRLX (1992–2020)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20442
ClassC3
ERP7,200 watts
HAAT152 meters (499 ft)
TranslatorHD2: 93.3 W227CX (North Palm Beach)
Repeater101.7 WCZR (Vero Beach)
Links
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WZZR (92.1FM) is ahot talk andalternative rock radio station licensed toWest Palm Beach, Florida. WZZR's studios and offices are at Continental Drive inWest Palm Beach, The transmitter is inRiviera Beach, It is owned byiHeartMedia, and broadcasts on 92.1 FM. The station is simulcast inVero Beach onWCZR (101.7 FM).

WZZR is licensed by theFCC to broadcast in theHD (digital) format, and simulcasts sister station "Jam'n 93.3" on its HD2 subchannel, which broadcasts a classic hip-hop format;[2][3][4] the primary frequency for "Jam'n" isFM translator W227CX (93.3) inNorth Palm Beach.[4]

History

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  • 1975-1978 – Broadcast on 92.1 as WWRN with a resort style format with music targeting listeners aged 50+
  • 1978-1980 – WWRN was known as 92Rock. They played album oriented rock music with Gary Beck as the program director.
  • 1983 – station wasAdult Contemporary WNGS Wings 92FM. Gary Harper and Terry Lee host the morning show.[5]
  • April 1988 – WNGS expands its Sunday morning Jazz programming to a total of 18 hours a week.[6]
  • About April 1992 – WNGS endsAdult Contemporary music during the day to becomeSmooth Jazz on WINGS, 92.1.
  • October 1992 – The station dropsSmooth Jazz format to becomeEasy Listening.
  • April 1994 – A local marketing agreement is signed with Fairbanks Communications, then owner ofWJNO andWRMF. Fairbanks purchased the station in 1994.[7]
  • June 1994 – An FCC license is granted to the station to operate as WRLX.
  • Spring 1996 – WRLX'sEasy Listening format is the highest-rated radio station in the West Palm Beach market, according toArbitron.[8]
  • April 16, 1999 – WRLX dropsEasy Listening format for Urban Oldies 92X. The format is similar to theJammin' Oldies format on New York City's WJTM (nowWWPR)[9][10]
  • January 2001 – The station becomes alternative "Planet Radio," but retains WRLX call letters. According to thePalm Beach Post, the songlist is almost identical to the establishedBuzz 103.1.[11]
  • December 2002 – Planet Radio format ends. The station begins to simulcast Miami's WLVE asSmooth Jazz 92.1, a format the station abandoned ten years earlier. The simulcast was previously on 94.3 WWLV, but the owner of all three stations, Clear Channel Communications (nowiHeartMedia) switched WWLV to Talk/Rock WZZR-FM.[12][13] In time, the station would stop simulcasting with WLVE. The same announcer would voice track the stations. In morning drive, WRLX was unable to offer time checks because the station not broadcasting live.
  • October 2004 – WRLX dropsSmooth Jazz format for the second time in a dozen years to become "Soft Favorites Classy 92.1". According to thePalm Beach Post, "The new format (called SoftAdult Contemporary) appeals to the area's burgeoningBaby Boomers - the 50-years-plus active adults with not onlyElton butSinatra,Manilow,The Beatles,Neil Diamond,James Taylor andStreisand." Former WJNO newsman Jim Edwards returns to the market fromAsheville, North Carolina.[14]
  • December 2007 - WRLX flipped to Spanish AC format branded as "Mia 92.1".
  • June 2020 - WRLX and its Spanish AC format move to94.3 FM as "Mia 94.3", swapping frequencies with talk-formatted WZZR, which is rebranded as "Real Radio 92.1".[15]

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WZZR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"Station Search Details".
  3. ^http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach-Boca Raton
  4. ^abVenta, Lance (January 1, 2023)."West Palm Beach's Classic Hip Hop Is Now Jam'n".RadioInsight. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2023.
  5. ^Frederick Burger (June 19, 1983). "Outtakes". Miami Herald.
  6. ^Don Van Natta (April 3, 1988). "Etcetera Performances Jazz Up County's Music Calendar". Miami Herald.
  7. ^"Fairbanks Files to Buy WRLX". Palm Beach Post. April 5, 1994.
  8. ^Mitch McKenney (May 1, 1996). "Fairbanks Stations Top Arbiton Ratings". Palm Beach Post.
  9. ^Thom Smith (August 1, 1999). "Why Do Stations Change Formats Without Warning?". Palm Beach Post.
  10. ^Thom Smith (August 1, 1999). "The New 92X". Palm Beach Post.
  11. ^David Thomas (January 19, 2001). "Kirkwood Has Meat Puppets Pulling All The Rights Strings". Palm Beach Post.
  12. ^Susan T. Port (December 6, 2002). "Clear Channel To Revamp Several Local Radio Stations". Palm Beach Post.
  13. ^Bob Betcher (December 15, 2002). "First Phase of Clear Channel Dian Changes Under Way". Port St. Lucie News.
  14. ^Thom Smith (October 5, 2004). "Corporate Pulls Plug On Jazz Programming". Palm Beach Post.
  15. ^Mia & Real Radio West Palm Beach Swapping Frequencies Radioinsight - May 29, 2020

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