First air date 1970 HAAT 201 meters Facility ID 2441 City of license Charleston Owner iHeartMedia Inc Branding 103.5 WEZL | Class C1 Frequency 103.5 MHz Area Charleston | |
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Slogan New Country for the Lowcountry | ||
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WEZL (103.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, USA, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station's studios and transmitter are located (separately) in Mount Pleasant.
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The Weasel Morning Show consisted of longtime radio personalities TJ Phillips, Gary Griffin and Ric Rush. TJ, Gary and Ric were consistently the top rated morning show in Charleston, SC. After Griffin retired in 2012, Phillips and Rush continued as a duo before being replaced by the syndicated Bobby Bones Show and being moved to afternoons.
WEZL has been the Lowcountry's biggest country station for over 35 years. In 2007, it started competing with Citadel Broadcasting's new country station, WIWF.
History
"The Weasel" had the number one morning show for years prior to the arrival of Mike Tyler in January 1999. Tyler, Griffin and Janet Walsh fell to number 5 but regained the top spot in Fall 1999.
In Spring 2002, WEZL dropped from first place to eighth in the Arbitron ratings.