WHIZ
Station Information
Station Information
Call Letters: WHIZ
Frequency: 1240 AM
Location: Zanesville, OH
WHIZ banned The Beatles!
Evidence of the Ban:
Evidence of the Ban:
The Zanesville Times Recorder on August 6, 1966, wrote, "Zanesville's WHIZ radio announced Friday that it would jump on the Beatles 'Ban Wagon' along with scores of other radio stations throughout the country."
The Times-Recorder updated on August 14, 1966: "Several city teen-agers protested the banning of the rock and roll singing group, the 'Beatles,' by WHIZ Radio."
Current Info:
Current Info:
phone: (740) 450-1240
email: blarrick@whizmediagroup.com
Correspondence:
Correspondence:
The station was contacted to see if they want to apologize to The Beatles, but they did not respond.