WZEW
WZEW (92.1 FM) is an adult album alternative-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairhope, Alabama, serving Mobile, Alabama metropolitan area. WZEW and sister station WNSP broadcast from the former Smith Bakery building in Mobile, Alabama, and WZEW's transmitter is south of Theodore, Alabama.
| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 92.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 92 ZEW |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
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| Affiliations | Westwood One Crimson Tide Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dot Com Plus, LLC |
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| History | |
First air date | August 28, 1966 (as WABF-FM) |
Former call signs | WABF-FM (1966-1973) WGOK-FM (1973-1978) WHSP-FM (1978-1982) WZEW (1982-1994) WGCX (1994-1997) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74287 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 20,500 watts |
| HAAT | 110.6 meters (363 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°31′23″N 88°6′32″W |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 92zew.net thecrabfm.net (HD2) soulofmobile.com (HD3) |
The station was launched as WABF-FM on August 28, 1966 as a simulcast of sister station WABF. In the 1970s, it became an urban dance-formatted station as WGOK, and then religious as WHSP. In the early 1980s, the station was renamed WZEW (on air as 92ZEW) and began broadcasting an eclectic mix of alternative and local music. it was purchased again and returned as WZEW. It has broadcast alternative and local music ever since.
WZEW is owned and operated by Dot Com Plus, LLC, and is the only remaining locally owned music station based in Mobile. As of 2018, Dot Com Plus, LLC added two new stations 96.5FM THE CRAB which plays Rock and Blues genres and 92.5FM THE SOUL which plays R&B.