WIZZ (FM) Wilkes-Barre PA Ad 1947
Ad from April, 1947 for pioneering FM station WIZZ (FM) in Wilkes-Barre PA. The station first signed on in December, 1946 and continued until 1951 when it left the air due to financial troubles.
The founder of the former WIZZ (FM) was granted a construction permit in 1955 to rebuild the station with new call letters, WYZZ (FM), which came on the air in 1959. It was a family owned and operated station with studios in the family's home, airing a Classical and Beautiful Music format. They used the latest technology in FM broadcasting - stereo added in 1962 then quadraphonic FM and FM Dolby in the 1970s. It continued that way until 1985, when the station was sold to Susquehanna Broadcasting.
WIZZ (FM) Wilkes-Barre PA Ad 1947
Ad from April, 1947 for pioneering FM station WIZZ (FM) in Wilkes-Barre PA. The station first signed on in December, 1946 and continued until 1951 when it left the air due to financial troubles.
The founder of the former WIZZ (FM) was granted a construction permit in 1955 to rebuild the station with new call letters, WYZZ (FM), which came on the air in 1959. It was a family owned and operated station with studios in the family's home, airing a Classical and Beautiful Music format. They used the latest technology in FM broadcasting - stereo added in 1962 then quadraphonic FM and FM Dolby in the 1970s. It continued that way until 1985, when the station was sold to Susquehanna Broadcasting.