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Broadcast area | Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi |
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Frequency | 92.5 MHz |
Branding | Rock 92.5 |
Programming | |
Languages | English |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBUV, WKNN-FM, WMJY | |
History | |
First air date | September 1, 1992 | (as WWXX)
Former call signs | WWXX (1992–1994) WXOR (1994–1998)[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 24513 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 98 meters (322 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°27′09.70″N 88°51′21.10″W / 30.4526944°N 88.8558611°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 925rocks.iheart.com |
WQYZ (92.5 MHz "Rock 92.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and serving the Biloxi-Gulfport radio market. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Core artists include AC/DC, Metallica, Pearl Jam and Van Halen. WQYZ is the Biloxi-Gulfport affiliate for Walton & Johnson, a syndicated morning show from sister station KPRC (AM) in Houston.
WQYZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A FM station. The transmitter is off Big Ridge Road in St. Martin, Mississippi, near Interstate 10.
History
[edit]On September 1, 1992, the station signed on as WWXX.[3] It was owned by Golden Gulf Coast Broadcasting with its studios and offices in Biloxi. It later switched to the call sign WXOR as a Contemporary Christian music station. In 1998, the call letters flipped to WQYZ with an urban adult contemporary format.
On October 25, 2017, at 7 p.m., WQYZ dropped its urban AC format (branded as "92.5 The Beat") and began stunting as "Roulette Radio." On October 31, WQYZ flipped to classic rock, branded as "Rock 92.5".[4] In 2022, WQYZ dropped Rover's Morning Glory for the Walton & Johnson morning show.
References
[edit]- ^ "Call Sign History". Licensing and Management System. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-231
- ^ WQYZ Biloxi Flips to Classic Rock Radioinsight - November 2, 2017
External links
[edit]- WQYZ official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 24513 (WQYZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WQYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database