WOKZ (FM)
Radio station in Fairfield, Illinois, United States
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WOKZ (105.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc.[3]
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| Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
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| Branding | Real Country 105.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Original Company, Inc. |
| WFIW, WFIW-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1996[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 71164 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38.3794921°N 88.3258782°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wfiwradio |
History
The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format.[1][4][5] The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co.[5][6] In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67.[6][7]
The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in Alton, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz.[8]
