WVNZ (AM)
WVNZ is a Spanish CHR formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Highland Springs, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WVNZ is owned and operated by Mike Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.
History
The station first signed on the air on May 18, 1959, as WENZ. Originally licensed to Highland Springs, it served the Richmond market with various formats throughout the mid-20th century. In 1987, the call letters were changed to WRGF, but this lasted only a year before the station became WCLM in 1988. Under the WCLM identity, the station was known for its long-running community-oriented programming and diverse brokered formats.In October 2017, World Media Broadcast Company sold the station to Mobile Radio Partners, Inc. for $75,000. Following the sale, On March 14, 2018, WUWN changed its format to a hybrid of oldies and adult contemporary, branded as "Boomtown Radio". The playlist featured music from the 1960s to the 1990s. The station changed its call sign to WBTL on August 27, 2018.
On June 26, 2023, the call sign was changed to WVNZ. Shortly after, on July 24, 2023, the station dropped its oldies format to begin simulcasting the Spanish CHR programming of sister station WULT, branded as "Ultra Richmond".