WBNZ

WBNZ
City	Frankfort, Michigan
Broadcast area
Frequency	92.3 MHz
First air date	circa 1994 (as WRQT at 92.1)
Format	Silent
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	136 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	57414
Callsign meaning	BeNZie County
Former callsigns	WOUF (2001-2009) WSRI (7/13/99-4/5/01) WBVE (7/19/96-7/13/99) WRQT (6/17/94-7/19/96)
Former frequencies	92.1 MHz (1994-2009)
Owner	Fort Bend Broadcasting

WBNZ (92.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Frankfort, Michigan.

History

In July 2009, WOUF 92.3 FM Beulah and WBNZ 99.3 FM Frankfort swapped call signs and cities of license, with WBNZ's soft AC format moving to 92.3 and WOUF ("The Wolf") taking residence on 99.3 with a new format (changing from a country/southern rock hybrid to mainstream rock). 92.3, which formerly operated at 92.1 FM, has aired a variety of formats since first taking to the air in the mid-1990s, including simulcasts of then-99.3 WBNZ and 101.9 WLDR, and an '80s hits format (simulcast with 100.1) as WSRI/WSRQ "Star FM."

On October 22, 2014 WBNZ began simulcasting WLDR-FM 101.9 FM Traverse City as "The Bay".^[1]

On January 21, 2015 WBNZ went silent.

In early to mid July 2016, WBNZ was heard on the air with a simulcast of WLDR-FM as "101.9 the Bay", likely as a way to keep the license active. Throughout October 2016, the station was on and off the air again, still simulcasting The Bay, possibly for the same reason.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WBNZ History

↑ Sunny Sets Over Traverse City

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBNZ

Radio-Locator information on WBNZ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBNZ

Radio stations in the Traverse City–Petoskey, Michigan market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.5 92.3 92.5 92.9 93.5 94.3 94.5 95.3 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.5 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.3 100.1 100.1 100.9 101.1 101.5 101.9 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.3 106.7 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	530 580 750 940 1110 1210 1230 1240 1270 1310 1340 1400 1610

By callsign	W266CS WARD WBCM WBLW WBNZ WCBY WCCW WCCW-FM WCHY WCMW-FM WCUZ WCZW WFCX WFDX WGFM WGFN WIDG WIAA WICA WICV WJML WJNL WJOG WJZQ WKHQ-FM WNHC787 WKLT WKLZ WLDR-FM WLJD WLJN WLJN-FM WLJW-FM WLXT WLXV WMBN WMJZ WMKC WMKT WMQU WNMC-FM WOEZ WOUF WQEZ WSRJ WSRT WTCK WTCM WTCM-FM WTCY WTLI WVBI-LP WWMN WWSS WYPV WZTC

Nearby radio markets Alpena–Tawas City Door County North Central Michigan Sault Ste. Marie–Newberry Tri-Cities See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Coordinates: 44°36′40″N 86°09′40″W / 44.611°N 86.161°W / 44.611; -86.161

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