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| Broadcast area | Burlington-Plattsburgh |
| Frequency | 106.7MHz |
| Branding | 106.7 WIZN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hall Communications |
| WBTZ,WOKO,WJOY,WKOL | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1983 (1983-10) (at 106.3) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1983–1988) |
Call sign meaning | "Wizard New England" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7839 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 114 meters (374 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wizn.com |
WIZN (106.7MHz) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toVergennes, Vermont, serving theChamplain Valley andBurlington-Plattsburghradio market. The station broadcasts aclassic rockradio format branded asThe Wizard. It is owned byHall Communications.
Studios and offices are on Joy Drive inSouth Burlington.[2] Thetransmitter is located off Church Hill Road inCharlotte.[3]
WIZNsigned on the air in October 1983, owned by Radio Vergennes, Inc.[4] The station began broadcasting from the Stevens House in Vergennes, Vermont, with an original line up ofDJs Artie Lavigne, Joel Bolton, Mary L. Collins, Russ Kinsley, and Bill Henk. Along with Richard Longfellow, Russ Kinsley was the station's co-founder, its first general manager, program director, and music director. Collins was the promotions manager and copywriter. Bolton was the production director. Lavigne later purchased shares in the station and took over as president and general manager. WIZN was a localalbum rock station in the Vergennes area, powered at only 710watts on aClass A regional frequency, 106.3 MHz.
By the late 1980s, the station increased power to its current 50,000 watts, and changed its dial position to 106.7, making it a Class C2 station.[5] The power boost gave WIZN coverage of Burlington, Vermont's largest city, and much of the Champlain Valley. But it kept its original rock format and ownership for several decades. From the late 1990s until 2005, WIZN was the region's longtime home ofThe Howard Stern Show before Stern left radio syndication and moved toSirius XM Radio.
In 2005, Hall Communications paid $17 million for WIZN.[6] Hall moved the station from a mix of contemporary and classic rock to all classic rock, while co-owned 99.9WBTZ concentrates on younger rock fans, airing analternative rock format.
Current on-air staff includes Mel Allen, who hostsThe Highway To Mel in morningdrive time,[7][8] Dave Marshall middays,[9] and Joey Vega withThe Rockin Ride Home.[10]
Weekends feature "Double Shots" combining two songs by the same artist, typically a hit song paired with aB side with the exception of the following Sunday programs: "Mr. Charlie", Charlie Frazier, hosts "Blues for Breakfast" on Sunday mornings - the longest-running program on the station which goes back to the station's inception in 1983.[11] The station also airs twosyndicated programs: theGrateful Dead-focused showThe Grateful Dead Hour thePink Floyd-focused showFloydian Slip.
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