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Radio station in Midland, Michigan
WKQZ
(93.3
FM
Z93
) is an
active rock
radio station
serving east-central Michigan, owned by
Cumulus Media
. The station is licensed to
Midland, Michigan
, although its studios are in
Saginaw
. WKQZ is the
Tri-Cities
affiliate for the
Detroit Lions
.
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Programming
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Z93 plays mostly
active rock
tracks, but also frequents in some
classic rock
.
Since November 2016, Z93 mornings have been known as "The Morning After with Matt and Adam", hosted by longtime morning show host Adam Shilling and program director Matt Bingham, who returned to the station after he was downsized in 2011. The show replaced "Joe and the Poorboy" as long time morning show mainstay Joe Volk was terminated in August 2016 after being with the station for over 30 years. Middays [10am - 3pm) are hosted by Breck and afternoons (3pm - 7pm) are voice tracked by 97.9X Wilkes Barre, PA program director Mike “Duffy”.
History
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What is now Z93 was originally
WRCI
"Easy 93.5", an
adult contemporary
music station at 93.5 FM in Midland. WRCI was locally programmed at first, but in 1982, affiliated with the "
Star Station
" adult contemporary format delivered via satellite by
Satellite Music Network
. The station then tried a country format, known as "Kickin' Country 93.5 WRCI", for a very short period of time. After going off the air briefly, the station changed its calls to WKQZ, and in February 1986, returned to the air as "Z93-5 The Rock Station." Brian Maloney was the Program Director who launched the station and held morning drive. Detroit radio consultant
Paul Christy
was influential in starting the station. Under its new rock format, "Z93-5" got off to a fast start and was well received by rock radio listeners in the Tri-Cities. The station became presenting sponsor for many shows at the Saginaw Civic Center including Alice Cooper with Slaughter, Triumph, Ted Nugent and more. The station soon afterward shifted from 93.5 to 93.3, enabling a boost in power from 3,000 to 39,000 watts.
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