WIOZ (AM)

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WIOZ (550 AM) is a commercial radio station in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It broadcasts soft oldies and standard songs and is owned by Muirfield Broadcasting, Inc. The station carries Westwood One’s America's Best Music programming.

WIOZ runs at 1,000 watts by day and reduces to 260 watts at night to protect other stations on 550 AM, using a directional antenna at all times.

The station signed on March 25, 1980. It began as a daytimer, playing Top 40 and was affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1999, it switched to the Music of Your Life adult standards format, while its sister station WIOZ-FM 102.5 switched to adult contemporary. In the 2000s, WIOZ (AM) adopted Westwood One’s America's Best Music service for its music.