WAZO
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| City | Southport, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Branding | Z107.5 |
| Slogan | Wilmington's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 107.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1996 |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 21,000 watts |
| HAAT | 234 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 59480 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°14′37″N 78°07′24″W / 34.24361°N 78.12333°W |
| Former callsigns | WLCF (?-1983) WJYW (1983-1988) WSFM (1988-2004) |
| Former frequencies | 107.1 MHz (?-1988) |
| Owner | Capitol Broadcasting Company |
| Sister stations | WKXB, WILT, WMFD, WRMR |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Z1075.com |
WAZO (107.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Southport, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. WAZO is currently owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company. Z107.5 now plays "Top 40" artists; including: Pitbull, Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, and others.
For many years, WJYW "Joy 107" in Southport, North Carolina, played beautiful music. The format had a negative reputation as one intended only for older listeners, intended only as background music.
In February 1986, Will Bowen became WJYW station manager, and soon the station was successful with a new version of easy listening music, with "ultra-contemporary" from Bonneville Broadcasting replacing "matched flow". The target audience was 25-54, with more vocals and more instrumental versions of newer songs. The station also had more live DJs. Bowen said, "We're not an easy listening station. We're a radio station that happens to play easy listening music." In 1986, the "Year of Relaxation" won WJYW a national award for creativity. Owner Atlantic Broadcasting, which took over the station when it was having problems, asked for a power increase from 3,000 to 50,000 watts. By this time, the station offices were in Wilmington.
In the late 1980s, WJYW changed its name to WSFM "Surf 107.5", and changed its format to album oriented rock. During the 1990s, Surf 107.5 changed to modern rock.
The local "Morning Disaster with Bryan & Jim," featuring Bryan Keith and Jim Whitmeyer, aired on WSFM for more than ten years. Then-owner Sea-Comm moved the show to Classic Rock sister WBNE when Surf signed the syndicated "Lex and Terry."
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