WOOZ-FM


WOOZ-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois, United States, the station serves the MarionCarbondale area. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to River Radio LLC.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WEBQ-FM in 1947. On August 2, 1989, the station changed its call sign to the current WOOZ-FM.

Ownership

In December 2003, River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC, reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group. The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million.