WPOZ

WPOZ (88.3 FM, Positive Hits Z88.3) is a radio station in Orlando, Florida, which broadcasts contemporary Christian music.

"WHYZ" redirects here. For the Greenville, South Carolina radio station that held the call sign WHYZ until the year 2000, see WCSZ.
WPOZ
CityOrlando, Florida
Broadcast areaCentral Florida
Frequency88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZ88.3
SloganSafe For Little Ears.
Programming
Format
  • FM/HD1: Christian contemporary (Z88.3)
  • HD2: Christian Hip Hop ("Hot 95.9")
  • HD3: Urban Gospel (G Praise)
  • HD4: Spanish Music ("La Z 102.5")
Ownership
OwnerCentral Florida Educational Foundation, Inc.
OperatorZ Ministries, Inc.
Sister stationsWDOZ, WHYZ, WMYZ, WPOZ-HD2 (W240BV)
History
First air dateAugust 14, 1995
Former call signsWAEZ (1993-1994)
WEAZ (1994-1998)
Call sign meaningPOZitive Hits [sic]
Technical information
Facility ID9876
ClassC
ERP98,400 watts (100,000 watts with beam tilt)
HAAT452 meters (1,483 ft)
Transmitter coordinates28°36′08″N 81°05′36″W
Translator(s)See § Frequencies
Repeater(s)See § Frequencies
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitezradio.com

Frequencies

In addition to 88.3 MHz, this station also broadcasts on other frequencies in different areas of Central Florida:[1]

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W		 Height
m (ft)		 Class FCC info
WDOZ91.7 FMPierson, Florida1763115,000108 m (354 ft)C3FCC
WHYZ91.1 FM (HD)Palm Coast, Florida925089,20049 m (161 ft)C3FCC
WMYZ88.7 FM (HD)The Villages, Florida2729135,00082 m (269 ft)C2FCC
Broadcast translators of WPOZ (FM/HD1)
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W209BW89.7Dunnellon, Florida1554561669 m (226 ft)DFCC
W274BB102.7Haines City, Florida1424413866 m (217 ft)DFCC
W298BO107.5Winter Haven, Florida1424202792 m (302 ft)DFCC
W300CL107.9Lakeland, Florida1424145559 m (194 ft)DFCC

WPOZ, WMYZ and WHYZ also broadcast in HD Radio.

In late 2008, WPOZ was granted authorization by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase its signal strength to 100,000 watts; this was accomplished when the Central Florida Educational Foundation acquired a station in Lecanto, Florida, WLMS, from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. As that station also broadcast on 88.3 FM, Central Florida Educational Foundation closed down WLMS, enabling WPOZ to increase its signal strength without interfering with that station. After the upgrade, WPOZ's main signal would sufficiently cover areas already served by some of its repeaters, making them redundant. Those were moved into Orlando to rebroadcast the HD offerings.

WPOZ had a repeater in Daytona Beach, WEAZ 88.1 MHz, licensed to Holly Hill; this station signed on in 1995 as WANX, becoming a simulcast of WPOZ as WEAZ in 1998. The station closed in December 2008, and its license was soon cancelled, following WPOZ's power increase that made this rebroadcaster redundant.[2] On its website, it was announced that it had moved WMYZ 88.7 from Clermont to The Villages/Ocala, Florida. This made Clermont listeners redirect from 88.7 to 88.3.[3]

WPOZ, WMYZ & WHYZ HD2

WPOZ-HD2 broadcasts a Christian rhythmic contemporary format as Hot 95.9; for those without HD radio receivers, it is heard on the following translators:[4]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC infoNotes
W240BV95.9Orlando, Florida15709199141 m (463 ft)DFCCRelays WPOZ HD2
W250BH97.9Melbourne, Florida142447250121 m (397 ft)DFCCRelays WPOZ HD2
W278BP103.5Palm Coast, Florida1570735465 m (213 ft)DFCCRelays WHYZ HD2

WPOZ HD3

WPOZ-HD3 broadcasts an urban gospel format as G106.3; this station also relays to the following translators:

Broadcast translators of WPOZ HD3
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W227CP93.3Sanford, Florida143886250117 m (384 ft)DFCC
W275BZ102.9Port Orange, Florida14246825084 m (276 ft)DFCC
W292DZ106.3Orlando, Florida40157215141 m (463 ft)DFCC

WMYZ HD3

WMYZ-HD3 broadcasts a Christian oldies format as "Z Rewind"; it is also heard on the following translator:

Broadcast translators of WMYZ HD3
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W245AZ96.9The Villages, Florida1424611997 m (318 ft)DFCC

WPOZ & WHYZ HD4

WPOZ-HD4 used to broadcast a Christian rock format as 103.7 The Rock and had a low-powered repeater in Clermont, W279CT.

W240BV, W273CA and W292DZ used to be low-powered repeaters that rebroadcast WPOZ in the Lake County area but were moved to Orlando.

As of October 2018, W273CA has since taken back control by Central Florida Educational Foundation following the expiration of the lease with iHeartMedia in September 2018. It now broadcasts a Spanish Christian contemporary format, following a stunt with 1950s/60s oldies two days prior to the launch of "La Z 102.5" via WPOZ-HD4.

Broadcast translators of WPOZ HD4
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W273CA102.5Orlando, Florida157099250141 m (463 ft)DFCC
W279CT103.7Clermont, Florida142410180114 m (374 ft)DFCC

WMYZ HD4

WMYZ-HD4 broadcasts a Christian rock format as The Rock HD.

References
  1. "About Z88.3".
  2. Central Florida Radio -- WEAZ
  4. https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=39 HD Radio Guide for Orlando, Florida

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