Monday, January 13, 2014

WJZW Smooth Jazz 105.9, Washington, DC (2002)

Unused bumper sticker from 2002, sheet measures approximately 11.3 cm by 10.3 cm.
Front side: shaped;
background: white; WJZW logo.
Back side: white.



A smooth jazz format station, called "Smooth Jazz 105.9," debuted on September 30, 1994, in Washington, DC, USA.

In February 1997, Viacom sold 10 stations, including WJZW, to Chancellor Broadcasting. To comply with FCC limits on the amount of radio stations that can be owned by one company, Chancellor sold WJZW to ABC Radio, which was part of the Walt Disney Company, on April 14 of the same year. Citadel Broadcasting bought ABC Radio from Disney in 2007.
At 3:00 pm on February 29, 2008, Citadel Broadcasting changed the format of WJZW to oldies (True Oldies 105.9, DC's Greatest Hits). The smooth jazz format now exists on the station's HD Radio subchannel, and at SmoothJazzAmerica.com, launched by WJZW host Jay Lang on July 12, 2008.
On August 26, 2009, WJZW changed its format to classic rock (the second time the station had a classic rock format- the first time was the aforementioned WCXR-FM.) This time, the station was branded as "105.9 The Edge".

Since September 19, 2011, the station has operated as a full-time simulcast of sister station WMAL, one of the oldest surviving AM stations in the Washington, D.C. market.
*source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMAL-FM

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