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Broadcast area |
Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield, Virginia |
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Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | 98.7 EZ-FM |
Programming | |
Format | Soft adult contemporary |
Affiliations | Local Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 44001 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′57.0″N 81°11′20.0″W / 37.265833°N 81.188889°W |
Translator(s) | 98.7 W254CV (Bluefield) |
Repeater(s) | 1150 WELC (Welch) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website |
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WKEZ (1240 kHz, "98.7 EZ-FM") is an AM radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia. Owned by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format.
On September 14, 2016, WKEZ changed their format from classic country to classic hip hop, branded as "G98.7", simulcasting on FM translator W254CV 98.7 FM Bluefield. [1]
Alpha Media sold its Bluefield cluster to First Media Services in September 2018. [2] In December 2018, WKEZ rebranded as "Z98.7", with no change in format. [3]
In November 2019, WKEZ began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 98.7". At midnight on January 1, 2020, the station flipped to soft adult contemporary as "98.7 EZ-FM". The new format is also simulcast by WELC 1150 AM Welch. [4]