WUEZ
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| City | Carterville, Illinois |
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| Branding | Magic 95.1 |
| Slogan | Southern Illinois Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 95.1 MHz |
| First air date | February 22, 1991 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 17,600 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 39520 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°43′31.00″N 89°15′25.00″W / 37.7252778°N 89.2569444°W |
| Former callsigns | WYGF (1991-1991) WEZS (1991-1993) WXLT (1993-2001) |
| Owner | Max Media (MRR License LLC) |
| Sister stations | WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WXLT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | magic951.com |
WUEZ (95.1 FM, "Magic 95.1") is a radio station broadcasting a classic 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 MRR License LLC.
The station was assigned the call letters 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.
On March 20, 2015 WUEZ changed their format from adult contemporary to classic hits, retaining the "Magic 95.1" branding.
In December 2003, Mississippi 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). The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.
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