WIKZ
WIKZ is a commercial hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast FM radio station, switching to Christmas music from Mid-November through Christmas Day, licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania serving the Hagerstown metropolitan area. WIKZ is owned and operated by Connoisseur Media.
History
The station went on the air as WCHA-FM on April 19, 1948, on 95.9 MHz. In 1971, the station changed its call sign to WCHM. On June 30, 1977, the station changed its call sign to the current WIKZ.On January 9, 1959, the power was changed from 700 watts to 3,000 watts, and the frequency was changed from 95.9 MHz to the current 95.1 MHz.
1977–1992: Top 40
On June 30, 1977, at midnight, the call letters were changed to WIKZ, and the station adopted a contemporary hit radio format as WIKZ-95.On August 31, 1979, at 5 pm, the power was changed from 3,000 watts to the current 50,000 watts.
In January 1984, the station rebranded as Z-95. The station formerly carried Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.
On August 11, 1986, at 5:30 am, WIKZ debuted the new morning show Alexander & Harding Morning Show.
By 1991, the Top 40 format is starting to decline due to the rise of alternative rock, hip-hop and country. On March 6, at noon, WIKZ began stunting with all-country music, as Country 95, then all-beautiful music, as E-Z95, then all-classic rock, then all-comedy, then all-jazz, more country, disco music and oldies. WIKZ returned to a CHR format the following day at noon.