WOKZ (105.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fairfield, Illinois, the station is owned by The Original Company, Inc.WOKZ fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012
History The station began broadcasting in September 1996, airing a country music format."Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 13 No. 38. September 18, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2018.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997, Broadcasting & Cable, 1997. p. B-135. Retrieved July 24, 2018. The station was originally owned by David Land's Wayne County Broadcasting Co."Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio", Radio & Television Business Report, May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2018. In 2012, Land sold WOKZ, along with WFIW and WFIW-FM, to The Original Company for $962,766.67.Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
The call letters WOKZ-FM were previously assigned to a station in Alton, Illinois; it began broadcasting in 1948 on 99.9 MHz.
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External links WOKZ's official website