Colorado Media Newsroom
July 11th, 2022, 08:51 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/07/wjzr-200x200.pngLee Rust’s North Coast Radio Inc. signed off Jazz “North Coast 105.9 (https://www.facebook.com/NorthCoast1059)” WJZR Rochester NY on Sunday evening.
As first reported by Northeast Radio Watch (https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20220711/), the station’s sign-off comes as Rust has decided to retire. WJZR has featured similar programming since the Rust signed-on the station in 1993. A second-generation broadcaster whose father owned 1180 WHAM and 98.9 WHFM in the market, Rust was also responsible for launching the Jazz format on 90.1 WGMC (https://jazz901.org) as General Manager in the mid 1980s.
NERW states that the sign-off came just after 10:30pm on Sunday with Rust playing Miles Davis’ “In a Silent Way” followed by a brief farewell statement.
Plans for the station’s license going forward have not been announced.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232445/wjzrs-jazz-programming-comes-to-an-end/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/07/wjzr-200x200.pngLee Rust’s North Coast Radio Inc. signed off Jazz “North Coast 105.9 (https://www.facebook.com/NorthCoast1059)” WJZR Rochester NY on Sunday evening.
As first reported by Northeast Radio Watch (https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20220711/), the station’s sign-off comes as Rust has decided to retire. WJZR has featured similar programming since the Rust signed-on the station in 1993. A second-generation broadcaster whose father owned 1180 WHAM and 98.9 WHFM in the market, Rust was also responsible for launching the Jazz format on 90.1 WGMC (https://jazz901.org) as General Manager in the mid 1980s.
NERW states that the sign-off came just after 10:30pm on Sunday with Rust playing Miles Davis’ “In a Silent Way” followed by a brief farewell statement.
Plans for the station’s license going forward have not been announced.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232445/wjzrs-jazz-programming-comes-to-an-end/)