WQYZ
WQYZ is a commercial radio station licensed to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and serving the Biloxi-Gulfport radio market. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Core artists include AC/DC, Metallica, Pearl Jam and Van Halen. WQYZ is the Biloxi-Gulfport affiliate for Walton & Johnson, a syndicated morning show from sister station KPRC (AM) in Houston.
WQYZ has an effective radiated power of 6,000 watts as a List of [North American broadcast station classes|Class A] FM station. Its transmitter is off Big Ridge Road in St. Martin, Mississippi, near Interstate 10.
History
On September 1, 1992, the station signed on as WWXX. It was owned by Golden Gulf Coast Broadcasting with its studios and offices in Biloxi. It later switched to the call sign WXOR as a Contemporary Christian music station. In 1998, the call letters were changed to WQYZ with an urban adult contemporary format.On October 25, 2017, at 7 pm, WQYZ dropped its urban AC format and began stunting as "Roulette Radio." On October 31, WQYZ flipped to classic rock, branded as "Rock 92.5". In 2022, WQYZ dropped Rover's Morning Glory for the Walton & Johnson morning show.