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| Broadcast area | Tri-Cities |
| Frequency | 94.9MHz |
| Branding | Electric 94.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream Top 40 |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bristol Broadcasting Company |
| WEXX,WFHG-FM,WLNQ,WNPC,WWTB,WXBQ-FM | |
| History | |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54601 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000watts horizontal 87,000 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 332 meters (1,089 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°04′34.00″N82°41′28.00″W / 36.0761111°N 82.6911111°W /36.0761111; -82.6911111 |
| Translator(s) | 95.3 W237DV (Kingsport) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WAEZ (94.9FM) is aUnited StatesMainstream Top 40radio station serving theTri-Cities TN-VAMetropolitan Statistical Area with anERP of 100,000watts. It is licensed toGreeneville, Tennessee. The station started out as a Top 40 station until 2004, when the station went with aHot AC format, but due to lower ratings, the station reverted to theTop 40 format in early 2006. WAEZ is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, along with "twin stations"WVSR-FM (Electric 102.7) inCharleston, West Virginia, andWDDJ-FM (Electric 96.9) inPaducah, Kentucky. The station targets active young adult females ages 18 to 34, according to Bristol Broadcasting.
On January 4, 1956, theFederal Communications Commission granted a construction permit to Radio Greeneville, Inc., to build a new FM radio station in Greeneville. The station was on the air by July. It changed its call sign to WOFM on June 9, 1966.[3] The station was airing acountry music format by 1979.[4] The call letters changed to WIKQ in 1982, and by 1985 the station was airing an adult contemporary format,[5] utilizing a format from theSatellite Music Network.[6] However, it was far behindWTFM, its direct format competitor, in the ratings.[7]
The WAEZ format and call sign moved from 99.3 MHz in 2000. The WIKQ call sign moved to103.1 MHz in Tusculum.
In 2011, Bristol Broadcasting purchased a translator (W237DV), which it uses to rebroadcast WAEZ on 95.3 inKingsport, Tennessee. Previously, WAEZ dealt with many (terrain) issues getting the main signal into parts of Kingsport.