WTMZ (AM)
kHz | |
| Branding | The Zone 94.7 |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio ESPN Radio Infinity Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kirkman Broadcasting, Inc. |
| WJNI, WQSC, WQNT, WTMZ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1982 |
Former call signs | WKCN (1982-1990) WVVO (1990-1993) |
Call sign meaning | W TeaMZ (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72370 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 500 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°52′19.00″N 79°58′34.00″W / 32.8719444°N 79.9761111°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.7 W234CV (Charleston) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | charlestonsportsradio.com |
WTMZ (910
radio station broadcasting a sports radio format.[1] It is licensed to Dorchester Terrace and Brentwood, two communities in North Charleston, South Carolina. It serves the Charleston metropolitan area
. The station is owned by Kirkman Broadcasting with offices and studios on Markfield Drive in Charleston.
In addition to being heard on
FM translator
94.7 W234CV in Charleston.
Most of WTMZ's programming comes from Fox Sports Radio. On weekdays, it also carries The Jim Rome Show from the Infinity Sports Network, The Dan Patrick Show from ESPN Radio and The Paul Finebaum Show from ESPN's Charlotte studios.
History
The station
signed on the air in 1982. Its original call sign
was WKCN. It also used the call letters WVVO before becoming WTMZ in 1993.
On August 17, 2020, WTMZ ended its simulcast of 98.9 WTMZ-FM "ESPN Charleston" and began airing sports programming previously heard on WQSC.[2] WQSC switched to a classic hits format.
While 98.9 WTMZ-FM carries mostly ESPN Radio programs, WTMZ 910 and 94.7 air mostly Fox Sports Radio shows.
References
- ^ "The Grand Strand on the radio". The Sun News. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ Venta, Lance (August 19, 2020). "Kirkman Shuffles Formats In Charleston". radioinsight. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
External links
- WTMZ in the FCC AM station database
- WTMZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W234CV in the FCC FM station database
- W234CV at FCCdata.org
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