HARTFORD RADIO HISTORY
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WAVZ
New Haven, CT. 1300 KHz, 1,000 watts.
WLIZ, Bridgeport, CT came on the air in 1947 on 1250 Khz. The studios were located at 114 State Street, Bridgeport.
By 1950, William Elliott was President, General and Promotion Manager; Emanuel S. Slotnick, Commercial Manager; Wallace B. Dunlap, Program Director; Sol Robinson, Sales Manager and Ralph Winquist, Chief Engineer.
The station used the Thesaurus transcription library with news from AP. WLIZ used a Raytheon transmitter which reportedly was located near the Bridgeport Harbor.
Wally Dunlap later went to WNAB and there is at least one report that WLIZ was purchased by or merged with that station, we believe prior to 1952.
In the early fifties Frank Wojnarowski was a polka DJ and Ed Coleman became first black DJ in Bridgeport and possibly the first in Connecticut, playing bop.
Later the 1300 KHz frequency was used by WAVZ, New Haven which is still in operation today.
WAVZ was owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. It was a popular Top 40 station in the '60s and '70s in competition initially with WDEE (now WQUN) and later with WNHC (1340, now WYBC).
Around 1980 WAVZ became one of the first Music Of Your Life (MOYL) stations, airing big band and adult standards. In June, 1982, WAVZ was sold to Eastern Broadcasting.
Contributor Dennis Jackson added "When WLIZ, 1300 Khz, went dark, WAVZ moved to 1300 and WMMM took the newly available 1260 (because it was easier to protect WBUD and WBNR on 1260 than WMTR on 1250.
WLIZ, Bridgeport, CT came on the air in 1947 on 1250 Khz. The studios were located at 114 State Street, Bridgeport.
By 1950, William Elliott was President, General and Promotion Manager; Emanuel S. Slotnick, Commercial Manager; Wallace B. Dunlap, Program Director; Sol Robinson, Sales Manager and Ralph Winquist, Chief Engineer.
The station used the Thesaurus transcription library with news from AP. WLIZ used a Raytheon transmitter which reportedly was located near the Bridgeport Harbor.
Wally Dunlap later went to WNAB and there is at least one report that WLIZ was purchased by or merged with that station, we believe prior to 1952.
In the early fifties Frank Wojnarowski was a polka DJ and Ed Coleman became first black DJ in Bridgeport and possibly the first in Connecticut, playing bop.
Later the 1300 KHz frequency was used by WAVZ, New Haven which is still in operation today.
WAVZ was owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. It was a popular Top 40 station in the '60s and '70s in competition initially with WDEE (now WQUN) and later with WNHC (1340, now WYBC).
Around 1980 WAVZ became one of the first Music Of Your Life (MOYL) stations, airing big band and adult standards. In June, 1982, WAVZ was sold to Eastern Broadcasting.
Contributor Dennis Jackson added "When WLIZ, 1300 Khz, went dark, WAVZ moved to 1300 and WMMM took the newly available 1260 (because it was easier to protect WBUD and WBNR on 1260 than WMTR on 1250.
Longtime announcer Tiny Markle with Mary Ford & Les Paul,
date unknown, perhaps 1960
1973 Letterhead
Ed Flynn on Remote, 60s.
Ed Flynn
