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WFZH (105.3 FM) is a radio station in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The station is owned by EMF Broadcasting and began airing the K-Love contemporary Christian (CCM) format on February 15, 2008. WFZH's Milwaukee offices and studios are located near the Wisconsin State Fair Park.
[edit] History
WFZH went on the air November 22, 2001 with a temporary all-Christmas music format. This format continued until just after Christmas, when they changed to a contemporary Christian format, 105.3, The Fish. Danny Clayton was hired as the program director for the radio station when it first went on the air; Clayton previously spent his Milwaukee radio career at AC-formatted WKTI. Other original staff members included Milwaukee radio veteran Andi Miller.
WFZH was owned by Salem Communications, the largest Christian- and family-themed broadcaster in the United States. The station shared studio space and staff with its sister station, talk-formatted WRRD-AM, until February 2008, when Salem sold both stations in separate deals. WRRD was purchased by Good Karma Broadcasting and changed format to all-sports. WFZH would remain with the CCM format, but its sale to EMF Broadcasting led to a change from local programming to EMF's K-Love national network. This change took effect after Midnight on February 15, 2008, following 2 days of on-air farewells from the "Fish" staff.
For a time, WFZH had a friendly rivalry with its Chicago sister station, WZFS ("106.7 The Fish"), which included a paintball game between the stations' employees. This rivalry lasted until the Chicago station was sold to Univision Communications in 2005 and WZFS was replaced by Spanish AC station WPPN.
[edit] On-Air Lineup
| On-Air Personality |
Time Slot |
| FISH Morning Show - Danny Clayton, Margo Fielser, D Steward |
5:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Rick Hall |
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Jon Hemmer |
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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