WVVL

WVVL
Broadcast area
Enterprise, Alabama
Frequency101.1 MHz
BrandingRetro FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerJetStream Media of Alabama, LLC
History
First air date
1987 (1987)
Former call signs
  • WZTZ (1986–2006, 2022–2026)
  • WVVL (2006–2022)
Call sign meaning
Weevil, as in the boll weevil
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
19141
ClassA
ERP1,400 watts
HAAT208 meters (682 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°24′41″N 85°57′32″W / 31.41139°N 85.95889°W / 31.41139; -85.95889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteretrofmenterprise.com

WVVL (101.1 FM, "Retro FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Elba, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by JetStream Media of Alabama, LLC, and broadcasts a classic hits format.

The station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 2, 1986. The new station was assigned the call sign WZTZ on July 17, 1986. WZTZ received its license to cover on November 19, 1987.

The station changed call signs to WVVL on June 1, 2006, and broadcast as Weevil 101 with a classic country format. At that time, the station moved from Elba to downtown Enterprise.

On March 8, 2021, WVVL changed its format from classic country to a simulcast of sports-formatted WOOF (560 AM) from Dothan, branded as "The Ball".

On August 22, 2022, WVVL changed its call letters back to the original WZTZ and began a mostly 1970s and 1980s classic hits format, branded as Z101.

On August 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM local time, under a local marketing agreement with JetStream Media of Alabama, LLC, WZTZ relaunched the classic hits format as "101.1 Retro FM", moving to a playlist of music from the 1980s to the 2000s. WZTZ was sold to JetStream Media upon FCC approval. It changed call signs back to WVVL on July 6, 2026.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Facility Technical Data for WVVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19851121ME)". FCC Media Bureau. July 2, 1986. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19861010KA)". FCC Media Bureau. November 19, 1987. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  5. ↑ Wise, Jeremy (May 31, 2017). "Voice of the Elba Tigers: Longtime radio station owner dies". The Enterprise Ledger. pp. 1A, 5A. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ Weevil Exterminated At WVVL Radioinsight - March 9, 2021
  7. ↑ Callsign History
  8. ↑ Alabama Broadcast Media Page
  9. ↑ WZTZ Goes Retro Radioinsight - August 17, 2025