WFZZ
radio station in Seymour, Wisconsin
WFZZ (104.3 FM) is an alternative rock-formatted radio station licensed to Seymour, Wisconsin and serving the Fox Cities and Northeast Wisconsin. Owned and operated by Woodward Communications, WFZZ's studios are located on College Avenue in Appleton, while its transmitter is located in Seymour.
History
From the Brookers to "The Breeze"
The station launched in the spring of 1998 as WECB under the ownership of Earl Brooker and his wife, Carol (the namesakes of the call letters). Earl Brooker was a local businessman, politician, and long-time Fox Cities radio personality (he worked the 5:30–9:00 morning shift on WECB). Under the Brookers' ownership, WECB featured a 70s Hits format, and also featured broadcasts of Green Bay Gamblers hockey and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball.
On April 1, 2003, the Brookers sold WECB to Dubuque, Iowa-based Woodward Communications, with the station joining Woodward's Northeast Wisconsin radio cluster. On July 18, 2003, after two days of stunting with various versions of "Summer Breeze", Woodward would change WECB's format to Soft Adult Contemporary as "104.3 The Breeze, Northeast Wisconsin's Lite Rock". "The Breeze" featured a schedule that included the John Tesh Radio Show (Monday–Saturday mornings), as well as all-Christmas music annually during November and December.
"Chuck FM"
In December 2009, WECB continued its holiday music past Christmas, with the promise that "one more gift" would be presented at 3 p.m. on December 31; along with that announcement, cryptic advertisements asking "Hey!
The public source identifies “WFZZ” as radio station in Seymour, Wisconsin. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WFZZ, radio and station.
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