Editing WPZE (section)

==History==
===New Mableton Broadcasting Corp.===
The station is the result of '''Docket 80-90''', the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) plan to allow more stations on the air by reducing the required spacings. During the mid-1980s, it was decided that one of these new stations would be assigned to the west-northwest side of [[metro Atlanta]]. Several applicants requested the new allotment be assigned to one of four cities: Mableton, [[Lithia Springs, Georgia|Lithia Springs]], [[Douglasville]], and [[Forest Park, Georgia|Forest Park]]. The frequency already belonged to [[WGHR (college radio)|WGHR]] in [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]], the [[student radio]] station at what is now [[Southern Polytechnic State University]].  However the forced downgrade to second-class status left the [[list of broadcast station classes|class D]] station vulnerable. It applied for the new allotment and to have it reserved to Marietta and as noncommercial but the FCC refused this, leaving WGHR with no chance of upgrading. The remaining contenders applied in 1988, and had a lengthy battle in [[court]]. After many years of legal wrangling over the [[frequency]], the station came on the air in 2001, forcing WGHR at [[Southern Polytechnic State University|SPSU]] to move to 100.7, and then off the air completely due to [[WWWQ-FM|WWWQ]]'s move-in on 100.5.

The station on 102.5 was assigned the [[call sign]] '''WAWE''' on November 24, 1997 during its [[construction permit]].  The New Mableton Broadcasting Corporation had the FCC's permission to construct the station.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2002-03/A-Radio-All-BC-YB-2002-3.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-116]</ref>

===WAMJ "Grown Folks Radio"===
On June 27, 2001, the station was then assigned the call letters '''WAMJ''' just before it went on the air. The call sign was moved from 107.5 FM, which then upgraded to a Class C3 station and took on the call sign WJZZ-FM, adopting a [[Smooth Jazz]] format.  The Urban AC format from then-"Majic 107.5", which originated three years before, came along also, although the "Majic" nickname was never used throughout WAMJ's tenure on 102.5, and took on a more [[oldies]] approach to R&B.  (Competitor WALR did this same tactic in 2003, but only because WFOX (now [[WSRV]]) was an experimental urban station for a few years.)

In April 2004, [[Radio One (Company)|Radio One]] acquired the New Mableton Broadcast Corporation for approximately $35 million. Radio One operated 102.5 FM under a [[local marketing agreement]] (LMA) beginning in August 2001. Radio One then completed this [[Takeover|acquisition]] during the fourth quarter of 2004, under the name ROA Licenses (Radio One Atlanta Licenses), which also owned WJZZ-FM, WPZE, and [[WHTA]].

In October 2005, the station changed format to [[Urban Adult Contemporary]] with the addition of current [[R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] songs, but moved back to an older [[playlist]] several months later.  The station was branded as "Grown Folks Radio." When attempts to secure broadcasting rights to the popular [[radio syndication|syndicated]] ''[[Tom Joyner]] Morning Show'' failed, WAMJ began carrying ''The [[Steve Harvey]] Show'' in the mornings.  It also carried syndicated talk programming including [[Al Sharpton]] program and [[Michael Baisden]] during the midday and afternoon hours. Evenings and weekends remained dedicated to music.

===WPZE "Praise 102.5"===
WPZE originated its current format in 2001 on 97.5 FM.  On February 16, 2009, "[[WUMJ|Praise 97.5]]" and the WPZE call letters moved to 102.5 FM; in turn, the urban AC format moved to [[WAMJ|107.5 FM]]. On the same date, 97.5 FM changed to a simulcast of 107.5 FM, using the call sign [[WUMJ]].  At this time, the WAMJ call sign was returned to 107.5 FM (formerly WJZZ-FM) to reunite with the "Majic" branding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlairwaves.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html|title = Atlanta Airwave Action}}</ref><ref>http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=BB8ePCrdWrY%3D& {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref>

On May 8, 2017, Radio One changed its name to Urban One, to reflect its involvement in many forms of media including radio.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/165501/radio-one-changes-name-to-urban-one|title=Radio One Changes Name To Urban One|work=All Access|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en}}</ref>