City Panama City, Florida Frequency 590 kHz | Broadcast area Panama City, Florida First air date 1987-01-01 (as WGNE) | |
Branding 96.3 Real Fun Beach Radio Translator(s) 96.3 W242BF (Panama City) | ||
WDIZ (590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Panama City, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
History
The station went on the air as WDLP in 1939, and in the 1960s was a top 40 station. For a time in the 1980s the station had a broadcasting studio on Panama City Beach. On New Year's Day 1987 the then-adult contemporary/oldies format was largely transported to 98.5 to become "Sunny FM" WFSY, with the Beautiful Music format at 98.5 moving to the AM (WGNE stood for "Genie Ninety Eight") and the new Beautiful Music station was "Genie Five Ninety". At some point after this, the station tried a vacation radio format running infomercials for various Bay County tourist attractions. After this 590 moved to easy listening and later adult standards with "The Breeze" branding. On November 8, 1996, the station changed its call sign to the current WDIZ.
On June 5, 2015 WDIZ changed their format to a variety hits, branded as "96.3 Real Fun Beach Radio" (simulcast on FM translator W242BF/96.3.