WEZZ
radio station in Canton, North Carolina
WEZZ (970 AM) is a radio station located in Canton, North Carolina, that simulcasts WSKY's religious format from Asheville, North Carolina. The station is owned by Lester Elton and Julie Ziegler, through licensee EZ Radio LLC. WEZZ is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast with 5,000 watts of power during the day and 30 watts at night.
The station was formerly an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.
History
The station signed on in 1954 as WWIT (the call sign stood for "Where Wheels of Industry Turn"). WWIT was daytime-only and broadcast with only 1,000 watts. It featured a big band format that gave way to a Top 40 format by the late 1950s. Teenagers at that time considered Nathaniel Lowery ("Nat the Cat"), an afternoon host, a favorite disc jockey. "Nat the Cat" introduced the region to jazz, rock 'n' roll, and gospel music produced by Black and white musicians at a time when schools and churches were segregated in Western North Carolina. Bob Caldwell of WLOS worked at WWIT in the early 1960s. The station was known on the air as "Big-IT" and "97-IT" by the late 1970s.
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