north carolina branding the triad s 105.7 man up slogan the triad s new choice for rock frequency 105.7 mhz first air date 1947 as wsic fm format mainstream rock erp 30 000 watts haat 472 meters class c1 facility id 501 transmitter coordinates 36 22 28 n 80 22 31 w 36.37444 n 80.37528 w 36.37444 ; 80.37528 callsign meaning w v buzz previous branding former callsigns wsic fm 1947 wfmx 09 25 2006 wmks 09 25 2006 01 03 2014 1 owner iheartmedia inc. clear channel broadcasting licenses inc. sister stations wpti wmag wtqr wmks webcast listen live website 1057manup . com wvbz 105.7 fm the triad s 105.7 man up is a mainstream rock radio station serving the piedmont triad region . the station is a part of iheartmedia inc. s cluster in the greensboro winston salem market and is licensed to clemmons north carolina . it has studio facilities and offices located on pai park in greensboro and a transmitter site is located atop sauratown mountain near pinnacle north carolina . contents 1 history 1.1 history as wfmx 1.2 history as wmks 1.3 history as wvbz 2 references 3 external links history edit history as wfmx edit 105.7 fm originally wfmx was a well known and popular country station licensed to statesville north carolina . wfmx was popular for its coverage of nascar dubbing itself as the racin station . the station started service on may 3 1947 as wsic fm . it along with its sister station wsic am was the first am and fm radio station simulcast combo to sign on simultaneously in the nation . the station is also credited as the first fm radio station in the united states to program the country music format . while the call letters have no specific meaning they were purchased by then owner statesville broadcasting company from the american broadcasting company in new york in 1958 . starting in the late 1980s wfmx broadcast from a tower in rowan county and their 100 000 watt signal covered the charlotte greensboro high point winston salem and raleigh durham markets . as a result the station would see their ratings show up in the arbitrons in each of the three markets yet they remained true to the roots of serving the piedmont of north carolina . the station s signal could also be heard in portions of south carolina virginia and tennessee . citation needed after hurricane hugo wfmx broadcast from its transmitter site since the studios had no power using a panel truck . information about affected areas was relayed to wfmx through ham radio . 2 wfmx was owned by texas based mercury broadcasting inc. and operated in a j.s.a. joint sales agreement with clear channel communications . with the move to greensboro winston salem clear channel purchased the facility . on july 19 2006 wfmx signed off from its statesville location after nearly 50 years and prepared for a move to a community of license of clemmons north carolina . this move was extremely controversial for several reasons . wfmx was a staple of the statesville community and was considered to be one of the most popular radio stations in the charlotte market . the town switch would move the station from the charlotte market to the greensboro high point winston salem market . many listeners were also under the impression that after the station moved to clemmons that it would remain a country station and keep many of the same programs and dj s. history as wmks edit 105.7 kiss fm when the station returned to the air on july 24 2006 to the greensboro winston salem high point market 3 after several days of stunting a loop of song clips and sound blurbs centered around the word kiss wfmx flipped to an adult r & b format taking on the wmks calls and using the 105.7 kiss fm moniker slogan . it became the piedmont triad region s second adult r & b outlet as they took on the more established wqmg which is owned by entercom . they also were the second station in the clear channel family to adopt the kiss fm brand as an adult r & b the other being wkus out of norfolk virginia . citation needed kiss fm aired steve harvey and michael baisden . 3 105.7 hit music now on may 22 2009 wmks changed their format to a rhythmic leaning top 40 branded as 105.7 hit music now . for the first few months of the station s launch wmks played more than 20 000 songs in a row before taking a commercial break which occurred in the following august . it became the second top 40 station in the triad competing with dick broadcasting s longtime and more mainstream focused top 40 station wkzl . on august 17 2009 they became the first station outside the triangle area to broadcast bob and the showgram during morning drive . however in june 2010 due to poor ratings wmks ceased airing the showgram and switched to brotha fred in the mornings which originates from wksc fm . it should be noted that it also had competition with urban rival wjmh another factor in their reason to play rhythmic hits but stay within the top 40 chr realm . history as wvbz edit 105.7 the buzz 105.7 now moved to 100.3 fm on january 1 2014 at 5 p.m. taking the spot of sister station wvbz and rebranded as 100.3 kiss fm . wmks then became the buzz and shifted its format to alternative rock . 4 5 on january 3 2014 the call letters switched to wvbz . 1 on february 24 2014 wvbz added woody & wilcox from wend in the morning . 6 the triad s 105.7 man up on may 22 2015 at 6 a.m. wvbz changed to mainstream rock branded as the triad s 105.7 though most verbal references identify the station as just 105.7 man up . the previous format caused the station to fall to 1.6 in the nielsen ratings . 7 8 this move marks the fourth different format on the 105.7 frequency since the move from statesville . references edit a b call sign history . retrieved 2014 01 07 . http www.theproductionroom.net radiodaze.htm retrieved on 2008 11 04 . a b clodfelter tim august 27 2006 . urban move harvey in mix at new radio station . winston salem journal . p. e1 . what s up at clear channel greensboro . allaccess.com . 2013 12 20 . retrieved 2014 01 07 . venta lance 2014 01 01 . greensboro s buzz & now trade places and more . radioinsight.com . retrieved 2014 01 07 . wvbz announces the woody & wilcox show for mornings . allaccess.com . 2014 02 19 . retrieved 2014 02 21 . howse jordan 2015 05 21 . radio station changes it format . winston salem journal . retrieved 2015 05 22 . venta lance 2015 05 22 . iheart man s up in greensboro . radioninsight.com . retrieved 2015 05 25 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wvbz radio locator information on wvbz query nielsen audio s fm station database for wvbz photo of former wfmx studios wtqr welcoming former wfmx listeners article on wfmx s signal and city of license move v t e radio stations in the winston salem greensboro high point north carolina market by am frequency 600 700 740 790 830 880 950 980 1040 1070 1090 1200 1220 1230 1300 1320 1340 1380 1400 1420 1440 1470 1490 1500 1510 1520 1550 1560 1590 by fm frequency 88.5 89.3 89.5 91.3 90.1 90.5 90.9 92.3 93.1 94.1 94.5 95.5 96.7 97.1 98.1 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.3 101.1 102.1 103.1 103.5 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.7 106.7 107.5 by callsign w260cg wbfj wbfj fm wblo wbrf wcog wdsl weal wego wfdd wfoz lp wgos whpe fm wist fm wjmh wkew wkrr wkte wkvk wkzl wloe wlxn wmag wmfr wmks wmyn wnaa wpaq wpaw wpet wpip wpol wpti wqfs wqmg wrev wsgh wsjs wsml wsmw wsmx wsnc wsyd wtjy wtqr wtru wuag wvbz wwbg wwlv wwnt wxri wymy wysr wyzd wzoo north carolina radio markets asheville charlotte fayetteville greensboro winston salem high point greenville new bern jacksonville raleigh durham other north carolina radio regions elizabeth city nags head roanoke rapids south hill rocky mount wilson wilmington see also list of radio stations in north carolina 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 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