WMOZ

{{short description|Radio station in Moose Lake, Minnesota}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WMOZ

| logo =

| city = Moose Lake, Minnesota

| area = Cloquet, Minnesota

| branding = 106.9 The Moose

| frequency = 106.9 MHz

| airdate = 1999 (as KBFH)

| format = Classic hits

| erp = 6,000 watts

| haat = 50 meters (164 feet)

| class = A

| facility_id = 614

| coordinates = {{coord|46|30|20|N|92|40|45|W}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KBFH (1998–2002)

| affiliations = AP News
Minnesota Twins

| owner = Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WKLK-FM, WKLK

| webcast =

| website = [http://www.wmoz-fm.com wmoz-fm.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WMOZ (106.9 FM, "106.9 The Moose") is a radio station licensed to serve Moose Lake, Minnesota. The station is owned by Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. It airs a classic hits music format.{{cite web|work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=March 1, 2010 }}

The station was assigned the WMOZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 26, 2002.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=614&Callsign=WMOZ |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}

Programming

In addition to its usual music programming, WMOZ carries local high school sports and certain professional sports broadcasts of regional interest.{{cite news |work=Duluth News-Tribune |title=Today's featured prep games |first=Rick |last=Weegman |date=2004-10-14 |page=05B}} As of the 2007-2008 baseball season, WMOZ is an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins radio network.{{cite web |work=Minnesota Twins official website |title=Twins Radio Network |url=http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/schedule/trn.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304094827/http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/min/schedule/trn.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2007 |accessdate=2008-07-14}}

History

In January 2003, the station dropped its simulcast of WKLK-FM and flipped to a country music format.{{cite news |work=Upper Midwest Broadcasting |title=Broadcasting News - November 2003 |url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news1103.html |date=2003-11-26}} On November 26, 2003, the station flipped to an Oldies format from Jones Radio Network branded as "Oldies 106.9". It eventually shifted to classic hits as "Classic Hits 106.9".

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