station in baltimore maryland . for former wjz fm located in new york city see wplj . this article is about wjz fm . for former callsign on 105.7 see whfs historic . wjz fm city catonsville maryland broadcast area baltimore metropolitan area branding 105.7 the fan slogan baltimore s new sports leader frequency 105.7 mhz also on hd radio first air date november 11 1961 as wbmd fm format sports hd2 wdch fm erp 50 000 watts haat 150 meters class b facility id 1916 transmitter coordinates 39 19 26 n 76 32 56 w 39.32389 n 76.54889 w 39.32389 ; 76.54889 callsign meaning new jerz jersey ; original call letters of what is now wabc am in new york city when it was located in newark new jersey former callsigns whfs 2005 2008 wxyv 2001 2005 wqsr 1982 2001 wktk 1977 1982 wbmd fm 1961 1977 affiliations cbs sports radio baltimore orioles owner cbs radio cbs radio stations inc. sister stations wjz wjz tv wlif wdch fm wwmx fm webcast listen live website 1057thefan . com wjz fm 105.7 mhz is an fm radio station licensed to catonsville maryland and serving the baltimore metropolitan area . wjz fm s transmitter site is located in baltimore s frankford section and broadcasts from studios in suburban towson maryland . the station is owned by cbs radio and it airs a sports radio format with local shows most of the day and programming from cbs sports radio during the evening and overnight hours . contents 1 history 1.1 history of the wjz fm callsign 1.2 as wbmd fm 1.3 wxyv 1.4 revival of whfs 1.5 105.7 the fan 2 hfs2 3 references 4 external links history edit history of the wjz fm callsign edit further information wplj and american broadcasting company the call letters wjz fm were originally used on what is now wplj in new york city from its founding in 1948 to 1953 when the station became wabc fm alongside wabc tv and wabc am . the call letters wjz were originally created by the westinghouse electric corporation the direct predecessor to the current cbs corporation . westinghouse was the owner of wjz radio in newark new jersey from 1921 to 1923 before it moved to new york . the jz in the call sign referred to new jersey . the wjz call letters have been used in baltimore since 1957 when waam channel 13 was renamed to wjz tv an abc network affiliate that was changed to cbs in 1995 . as wbmd fm edit wjz fm signed on in 1961 as wcbc fm . the station was purchased in the late 60s by key broadcasting . the fm station was paired with a country am station wbmd already owned by key . in 1970 the fm s format became hard rock at night with country during the day . on july 5 1971 the station s call sign was changed to wktk and the format shifted to all progressive rock music . from 1977 to 1979 wktk played disco music but later changed to oldies with the decline of disco . in 1982 the call letters became wqsr as the station planned to join super radio a new national music network to be operated by abc . shortly before super radio s scheduled launch abc decided not to go forward with the network . wqsr kept its new call letters . wqsr was then sold to sconnix broadcasting in 1988 and continued playing oldies music . the station was sold to infinity radio in 1993 then passed on to cbs radio in 1997 . wxyv edit main article whfs defunct fm stations on september 8 2001 at 6 am wqsr moved to wxyv s 102.7 fm frequency to broadcast on a better signal . after two days of simulcasting 105.7 fm became the new home for wxyv with an urban contemporary music format known as x105 .7 . x105 .7 marked wxyv s second stint as an urban station ; the first incarnation was known as v103 which flipped to chr top 40 and became 102.7 xyv in 1997 and was then re branded as b102 .7 in 1998 with the same chr top 40 format . the call letter swap between the two stations became official 4 days later . both stations were owned by infinity broadcasting now cbs radio . the morning show was a simulcast of former v103 and 92q personality frank ski s morning show originating from wvee also known as v103 but located on the 103.3 frequency in atlanta . revival of whfs edit however x105 .7 failed to compete against werq fm which resulted in wxyv flipping to hot talk on march 10 2003 . 1 the station was an affiliate for howard stern and the don and mike show . the station adopted the name live 105.7 which would later change to 105.7 free fm in 2006 and then baltimore s fm talk 105.7 in 2007 after cbs phased out the free fm branding nationwide . this logo was used during whfs s talk radio incarnation . meanwhile infinity broadcasting saw an unexpected public reaction to their decision to change the format of 99.1 fm in washington . the story was covered by local tv stations for many days afterwards and mentioned nationally by the washington post the howard stern show and the today show . the corporate offices of infinity broadcasting in new york city were flooded with phone calls and e mails from irate listeners . an online petition protesting the format change gathered tens of thousands of signatures in only a few days . media attention was attracted by a public protest in downtown washington outside a skate shop where whfs maintained a remote storefront studio in its last few months . 2 whfs main competitor dc101 paid tribute to the station airing many memories of whfs from its djs and listeners . infinity broadcasting responded by resurrecting the whfs format on nights and weekends at 105.7 beginning at 7 p.m. on january 21 2005 with former whfs afternoon dj tim virgin . the station rebranded itself as the legendary hfs live on 105.7 ; infinity broadcasting moved the whfs call letters to the station days later . hfs was pulled from the airwaves again on february 1 2007 immediately before kms on hfs premiered yet retained the whfs call letters traditionally associated with the music the station used to broadcast . currently hfs2 and locals only with neci remain whfs s only ties to its original format . 105.7 the fan edit on november 3 2008 whfs flipped to a sports talk format branded as 105.7 the fan . 3 along with the format change came a new callsign wjz fm . the new station has ed norris and rob long in the morning drive norris & long show 5 30 10 am bob haynie and vinny cerrato vinny & haynie show from 10 am to 2 pm and scott garceau and jeremy conn scott garceau show from 2 to 6 pm . wjz fm retained whfs status as the flagship radio station for baltimore orioles baseball and co flagship for maryland terrapins football and men s basketball . the whfs call sign landed on 1580 am formerly wpgc one week later . orioles broadcasts moved from wjz fm back to wbal which whfs had replaced as flagship in 2007 in 2011 . 4 but in 2015 wjz fm reacquired the broadcast rights to orioles games from wbal for the second time . 5 hfs2 edit in 2006 whfs began to broadcast a digital signal for radios using the new hd radio technology and launched an all music station named hfs2 on its second hd radio channel . the station focuses primarily on new alternative rock and indie rock and currently has no djs or commercials . on january 19 2007 the online stream of hfs2 was launched with the slogan what you ve been missing hinting at the death of hfs music on the regular 105.7 frequency . on thursday november 1 2007 neci crowder began broadcasting on hfs2 from 8am to 1 pm . this marked the first time a live dj has been heard on hfs2 . references edit http www.americanradiohistory.com archive randr 2000s 2003 rr 2003 03 14.pdf http www.youtube.com watch v wv pb5j5ftu http pqasb.pqarchiver.com baltsun doc 406216404.html fmt abs & fmts abs ft & type current & date nov 4 % 2c 2008 & author kaltenbach % 2c chris & pub the baltimore sun & edition & startpage & desc something to talk about % 3a 105.7 fm switches to sports orioles headed back to wbal . baltimoresun.com . february 8 2011 . retrieved february 9 2011 . orioles return to cbs radio . cbsbaltimore.com . january 13 2015 . retrieved january 16 2015 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wjz radio locator information on wjz query nielsen audio s fm station database for wjz hfs2 hd radio station v t e radio stations in the baltimore maryland market by am frequency 600 680 750 810 860 970 1010 1090 1230 1300 1330 1370 1400 1430 1470 1570 1590 1620 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.3 93.1 93.5 95.1 95.9 97.9 99.1 100.7 101.9 102.7 103.1 103.7 104.3 105.7 106.5 107.9 by callsign wamd wbal wbjc wbmd wcao wcbm wdch fm weaa werq fm wfbr wfsi whfc whgm wiyy wjz wjz fm wkhs wlif wloy wlzl wnav wnst wolb wpoc wqll wqsr wrbs wrbs fm wrnr fm wryr lp wtmd wttr wttz lp wwin wwin fm wwmx wxcy wypr wyre wzba wzft defunct stations wbis 1190 am maryland radio markets baltimore frederick hagerstown salisbury ocean city other maryland radio regions cumberland northern neck oakland see also list of radio stations in maryland washington d.c. metro markets fredericksburg virginia v t e sports radio stations in the state of maryland stations wcem cambridge wcmd cumberland wjdy salisbury wjfk morningside wjz baltimore wjz fm baltimore wnst towson wqll pikesville wspz bethesda wsry elkton wtgm salisbury wwxt prince frederick wwxt operates as a full time simulcast of washington d. c. licensed wtem . see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in maryland see also espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio cbs sports radio nbc sports radio yahoo sports radio sports byline usa v t e cbs radio a subsidiary of cbs corporation am radio stations kcbs kdka kfnq khtk kikk kilt kmox knx krak krld kxnt kxst kyw kzdg waok wbbm wbz wcbs wcco wfan wins wjfk wjz wpht wqam wscr wtic wwj wxyt fm radio stations kalv fm kamp fm kcbs fm kdka fm kegy kezk fm kezn kfrc fm kfrg khmx kilt fm kits kjaq kjkk kkhh kllc klol kluc fm kluv kmle kmnb kmps fm kmvk kmvq fm kmxb knci kool fm krld fm kroq fm krth ksfm ktwv kvfg kvil kxfg kxqq fm kxte kyky kymx kyxy kzjk kzok fm kzzo wbbm fm wbmp wbmx wbz fm wbzz wcbs fm wcfs fm wdch fm wdok wdsy fm wdzh wfan fm wiad wip fm wjfk fm wjmk wjz fm wkis wkrk fm wlif wlzl wncx wnew fm wocl wods wogl womc womx fm wpgc fm wpow wqal wqmp wrch wtic fm wusn wvee wwmx wxrt wxtu wxyt fm wycd wzgc wzlx wzmp wzmx radio networks boston bruins radio cbs radio news cbs sports radio new york yankees radio digital properties eventful last.fm play.it see also infinity broadcasting corporation former company name v t e cbs corporation corporate directors david r. andelman joseph a. califano jr. william s. cohen charles k. gifford leonard goldberg bruce s. gordon arnold kopelson leslie moonves doug morris shari redstone sumner redstone radio stations v t e cbs radio am radio stations kcbs kdka kfnq khtk kikk kilt