WIIZ

WIIZ is a commercial radio station licensed to Blackville, South Carolina, United States, and serving the Barnwell and Augusta, Georgia, regions. Owned by Nicwild Communications, Inc., the station features a mainstream urban format as "The Wiz 97.9". Studios for WIIZ are located on Marlboro Avenue in Barnwell, and the transmitter is in Kline, South Carolina.

History

The station signed on the air on April 16, 1993. The original call sign was WAAN.
In October, 1995, the station switched its call letters to the current WIIZ-FM. Despite having the new call sign, the station waited until April 1, 1996, to debut its WIZ format. The first two personalities were Bobby Nichols and Yo' Girl D.L..