WWOZ
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| Radio station | |
| Program type | Jazz & Blues |
| reception | analog , terrestrial & web radio |
| Reception area | New Orleans , USA |
| Start of transmission | 1980 |
| Broadcaster | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation |
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WWOZ (slogan: "Jazz & Heritage Station") is one of the most famous jazz and blues radio stations in the USA . The station from New Orleans is a public radio station . WWOZ sends to FM 90.7 M Hz with 100 k W . President of the station is CJ Blache.
The station reflects the music scene in New Orleans and broadcasts the latest jazz , soul , bounce and R&B in relation to the jazz tradition.
History and naming
WWOZ was founded by the brothers Walter and Jerry Brock from Texas . They believed that New Orleans needed a “ community radio ” and started preparing in the mid-1970s. Herry Brock also co-founded the Louisiana Music Factory and worked as a record producer for local artists. The Nora Blatch Educational Foundation , named after the radio pioneer Nora Blatch , the wife of Lee De Forest , was founded as a non-profit organization and applied for the broadcasting license.
WWOZ stands for The W onderful W izard of O z , with respect to the quote "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" was thus pointed out that the program oversight should not have the DJ.
WWOZ initially broadcast from different locations, including a beer warehouse in New Orleans-Tipitina.
After WWOZ's studio and transmitter were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, WFUV took over the program from New Orleans via webcast at short notice.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Concern over direction of WWOZ leads to employee, volunteer departures , March 15, 2016. Query date: November 29, 2016
- ↑ These are the 10 best radio stations you can stream online . In: Digital Trends . September 1, 2016 ( digitaltrends.com [accessed November 29, 2016]).
- ↑ History of WWOZ . Query date: November 29, 2016