WHRZ-LP (104.1 FM, "The Z") is a non-commercial low-power radio station in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Owned by the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, it broadcasts a youth-oriented Christian contemporary hit radio format. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast with an ERP of 47 watts (.047 kW). Its transmitter is located on the former WSPA-TV tower in downtown Spartanburg. The station has a range of approximately 10 miles, although it reaches a wider audience via FM translators, and syndication of its programming on HD Radio subchannels of Radio Training Network's WLFJ-FM and WLFS.

History

Former logo

The station originally signed on the air on May 19, 2005, broadcasting a Christian contemporary hit radio format targeting teenagers and young adults. It initially used the branding Hangar Radio Z, referencing the nickname for the Church's recently-constructed youth center ("The Hangar"), which also housed the station's studios.

Translators

In addition to the main station at 104.1, the station operates multiple FM translators to broaden its coverage over the upstate of South Carolina, as well as the Charleston area:

Broadcast translators for WHRZ-LP
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassFCC info
W238AW95.5 FMWest View, South Carolina14298155D
W289AO105.9 FMAnderson, South Carolina27D
W216BJ91.1 FMWando, South Carolina9173510D
W220CN91.9 FMCharleston, South Carolina9173710D

As part of an agreement with Radio Training Network, the station's programming is also simulcast on the HD Radio subchannels of WLFJ-FM/Greenville and WLFS/Port Wentworth—co-branded as His Radio Z.

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