new hampshire branding z107 slogan portsmouth s 1 hit music station frequency 107.1 mhz also on hd radio first air date september 21 1972 1972 09 21 as wkxr fm 1 format top 40 chr hd2 supercuts country erp 5 200 watts haat 106 meters 348 ft class a facility id 55385 transmitter coordinates 43 01 38 n 70 52 51 w 43.02722 n 70.88083 w 43.02722 ; 70.88083 coordinates 43 01 38 n 70 52 51 w 43.02722 n 70.88083 w 43.02722 ; 70.88083 callsign meaning we are z107 former callsigns wkxr fm 1972 1982 owner iheartmedia inc. capstar tx llc sister stations wheb wmge wpkx wqso wtbu webcast listen live website www.z107fm.com werz 107.1 fm is a radio station located in portsmouth new hampshire located at 107.1 on the fm dial . on air it is presented as z107 . the station is owned by iheartmedia inc. . the station went on the air september 21 1972 1 as wkxr fm . in march 1982 the call letters were changed to werz with their 1st slogan the new z107 the continuous music fm . the format also changed to a top 40 chr . the first program director was jack o brien . the studios were located at 11 downing court in exeter . werz continued through the mid 80s as a top 40 chr type hitradio station with great ratings success . boston area concert promoter don law s precision media purchased the station in 1986 and modified the format to a hybrid ac top40 format during whichit was at the time their 2nd slogan was the all new 107 fm werz playing today s hits and yesterday s classics . due to the gold based music product ratings dropped precipitously until around 1990 when the tempo of the music was picked up the older adult contemporary music was dropped and more current music was added to the rotation . their 3rd slogan was modified as 107.1 fm werz where we play more music and more variety . specialty weekend programs helped to boost ratings including the legendary american top 40 with shadoe stevens the weekly top 40 with rick dees and the werz s house party saturday night featuring uptempo party songs and a megamix of popular dance music as well as frequent prize giveaways and heavy listener interaction and requests . werz was a hot ac through most of the 2000s and known on air with their 4th slogan as the hits of the 80 s the 90 s and today . we re 107.1 werz . for the first time in december 2008 werz went all christmas . after the holiday season werz became an adult contemporary station playing an even bigger mix of the 80 s the 90 s and today . then in december 2009 werz went christmas again and this time returned as hot ac with their 5th slogan the 80 s the 90 s and now are all on today s mix 107.1 werz . in february 2010 wskx and werz announced that matty in the morning syndicated by wxks fm out of boston would be moving from kiss 95.3 to werz . werz broadcasts from studios located on lafayette road in portsmouth and from a transmitter located on long hill in stratham new hampshire . werz s signal serves southeastern new hampshire more commonly known as the new hampshire seacoast region york county maine and northeastern massachusetts . werz s legal identification is werz exeter portsmouth with exeter being the actual city of license . on october 4 2012 at 3pm werz has decided to return to their true top 40 chr roots after 30 years they ve rebranded themselves as the all new z107 reviving the format and branding that werz used from 1982 to 1986 . 2 the werz zj s between 1982 and 2009 edit willie b. goode jack o brien jeffrey paradis sarah sullivan brian battle lisa g. jay michaels samantha the wilde v. wilde timmy rose dave defranzo sandz corey matthews arik arock pierce chad erickson valerie scott zach carter roy sullivan michael mikey od o donnell kid cruise kevin matthews mark matzell peter falconi michael rock audley williams dom armano 1 2 jason jj wright dave stevens lindsey robbins timmy fontaine johnny willis robert krob walker steve mcvie dan alexander tommy record kenneth captain ken spaulding eric powers stella mars andy hartmann super dave eddie foxx jimmy jr randall jeffrey dr. jeff lawrence benji hamilton jimmy stevens bb good who went to radio disney in the mid 90 s teegan hart melissa mathers bobby lindner bobby goodwin jackie goddard johnny collins patrick pat st. john now on sirius xm s classic rewind jason jammin jay brady daryl mundo peter scott scott mckay charlie phillips ben hamilton mikey thomas steve matt taylor varholy peter falconi ralphie marino suzanne lewis jay brown eddie mcmann glen turner scotty dee jeffrey knight danny steele beverly bev valentine references edit a b broadcasting & cable yearbook 1999 pdf . 1999 . p. d 280 . retrieved october 5 2012 . http radioinsight.com blog headlines netgnomes 70725 double flip on new hampshire seacoast external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for werz radio locator information on werz query nielsen audio s fm station database for werz v t e radio stations in the portsmouth dover rochester market by am frequency 930 1270 1380 1540 by fm frequency 91.3 91.7 95.3 96.7 97.5 98.7 99.3 100.3 102.1 103.5 104.7 105.3 106.1 106.5 107.1 by callsign wbqq wbyy werz wheb whtp wmge wnef wnhi wokq wpkx wqso wsak wsca lp wshk wtbu wtsn wunh wwsf wxex wxgr lp wwpc defunct 1340 wwnh new hampshire radio markets concord lakes region lebanon manchester portsmouth dover rochester other new hampshire radio regions northern new hampshire see also list of radio stations in new hampshire v t e chr top 40 radio stations in the state of new hampshire by frequency 1230 92.3 94.1 98.1 102.3 104.5 105.5 107.1 by callsign werz wftn fm wgxl wjyy wmou wvmj wxxs w251bd by city berlin berlin concord conway exeter franklin hanover lancaster see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in new hampshire see also contemporary hit radio rhythmic kiss fm movin radio disney v t e elvis duran and the morning show affiliate stations wgex wjjs wjjx wrvq wnoh wazr wrvb wkxj w293ah wzbq wkzp wchd waks wgmy wksl wrgv whyi fm kmxf kslz wlan fm wioq wvrt wvrz whtz wpkf wbnw fm wkkf wwht wkci fm werz wrnw wzee kuul kosy fm kkdm ksft fm ktbt kzch kwtx fm kazx kiso fm kyyy v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic and weather network miscellaneous clear channel outdoor clear channel uk iheartradio list of programming syndicated by iheartmedia mediabase radio computing services retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title werz & oldid 743481437 categories hd radio stationsradio stations in new hampshireportsmouth new hampshireradio stations established in 1972exeter new hampshirecontemporary hit radio stations in the united statesiheartmedia radio stationshidden categories coordinates on 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