WUEZ
Radio station in Carterville, Illinois
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WUEZ (95.1 FM, "95.1 Steve FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to Carterville, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by Max Media and licensed to River Radio LLC.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
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| Frequency | 95.1 MHz |
| Branding | 95.1 Steve FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks, Saluki Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WXLT | |
| History | |
First air date | February 22, 1991 |
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Call sign meaning | Call sign originally used at 95.1 MHz, an easy listening station |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39520 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 17,600 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°43′31.00″N 89°15′25.00″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 951stevefm.com |
History
The station was assigned the call sign WYGF on 1991-02-22. On 1991-12-27, the station changed its call sign to WEZS, on 1993-09-10 to WXLT, and on 2001-03-19 to the current WUEZ in a call sign swap with the current-day WXLT.[1] With it came the old WUEZ's "Magic" branding.
On March 20, 2015, WUEZ changed its format from adult contemporary to classic hits, retaining the "Magic 95.1" branding.[3]
On January 4, 2023, WUEZ changed its format from classic hits to adult hits, branded as "95.1 Steve FM".[4]
Ownership
In December 2003, River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner).[5] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.[6]
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