WBUZ (FM)

WBUZ
City of licenseLa Vergne, Tennessee
Broadcast areaNashville, Tennessee metropolitan area
Branding102.9 The Buzz
Frequency102.9 MHz (HD Radio)
First air dateMay 1, 1962 (as WTCV)
Format Active rock/alternative rock
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT291 meters (955 ft)
ClassC1
Facility ID74243
Callsign meaning"Buzz"
Former callsignsWTCV (1962–1980)
WYCQ (1980–1995)
WWKO (1995–1996)
WMMU (1996)
WZPC (1996–2001)[1]
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Owner Cromwell Radio Group
Sister stationsWPRT-FM, WQZQ
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD4)
Website1029thebuzz.com
totallyhitsnashville.com (HD4)

WBUZ (102.9 MHz, "102.9 The Buzz") is a commercial FM radio station in La Vergne, Tennessee, that serves the Nashville metropolitan area. WBUZ airs a rock music format, with elements of alternative rock. It calls itself "Nashville's Rock Station." WBUZ is owned by Cromwell Radio Group. The radio studios and offices are on Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville. Its transmitter is on Gene Underwood Road in Eagleville, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Nashville.[2]

WBUZ broadcasts using HD technology.[3] It carries sports programming of co-owned WPRT-FM "102.5 The Game" on its HD2 digital subchannel; and carries the sports programming of co-owned WQZQ "94.9 The Fan", on its HD3 subchannel. WBUZ-HD3 "94.9 The Fan" is also broadcast via FM translator W235BW 94.9 MHz in Nashville; it carries a classic hits format branded as "Totally Hits Nashville" on its HD4 subchannel. WBUZ-HD4 "Totally Hits Nashville" is also broadcast via FM translator W236CI 95.1 MHz in Murfreesboro.

References

  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "WBUZ-FM 102.9 MHz - La Vergne, TN". radio-locator.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. "Station Guides". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

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