WZNE
MHz (HD Radio) | |
Branding | 94-1 The Zone |
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Programming | |
Format | Alternative rock HD2: Indie rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WFKL, WRMM-FM | |
History | |
First air date | April 11, 1997 |
Former call signs | WAQB (1997) |
Call sign meaning | We're in the ZoNE |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 6859 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,800 watts |
HAAT | 124 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°08′7.00″N 77°35′7.00″W / 43.1352778°N 77.5852778°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thezone941 |
WZNE (94.1
History
The 94.1 FM frequency signed on the air in March 1997 under the originally assigned calls of WAQB, and with a stunt of instrumentals of rock songs while testing its signal. At 5:35 p.m. on April 11, 1997, 94.1 would officially launch with its current call letters and a
In March 2001, WZNE would evolve to its current alternative rock format. In 2006, the station began airing the syndicated Rover's Morning Glory, which it would carry until 2020 when the show moved to WAIO.[3] WZNE then began carrying the syndicated Jubal Show in November 2020, but dropped it in 2023 in favor of a local morning show.[4][5]
When
Bonzai
Bonzai was the Zone's Annual summer festival Show. The show started in 2009 at The Riverside Festival Grounds in downtown Rochester, where it stayed for two years. In 2011, the show moved to the larger venue of the Monroe County Fairgrounds. In 2012 it was held at the Highland Bowl. In 2013, it was held at the Main Street Armory, with two stages, one indoors and one outside. In 2014, it was held at
Bonzai 2009 Lineup: The Gay Blades, Smile Empty Soul, Sick Puppies, Street Sweeper Social Club, Sevendust, Framing Hanley, and Tantric
Bonzai 2010 Lineup:
Bonzai 2011 Lineup:
Bonzai 2012 Lineup: Oberhofer, Walk the Moon, The Gaslight Anthem, Eve 6, Our Lady Peace, and The Offspring
Bonzai 2013 Lineup:
Bonzai 2014 Lineup:
Bonzai 2015 Lineup: Rise Against, Meg Myers, Islander, and Night Riots
Rover's Holiday Hangover
The Zone and Rover's Morning Glory's annual winter concert at the Main Street Armory began in 2012.
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2012 Lineup:
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2013 Lineup: Dirty Heads, Hoobastank, New Politics, Twenty One Pilots, Churchill, and 1916
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2014 Lineup: Switchfoot, Manchester Orchestra, Blue October, J Roddy Walston & The Business, and Man Man
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2015 Lineup:
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2016 Lineup: New Politics, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Joywave, and Coleman Hell
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2017 Lineup: Grouplove, Phantogram, Judah & The Lion, Bleeker, and The Unlikely Candidates
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2018 Lineup: Dashboard Confessional, The Struts, The Glorious Sons, and Welshly Arms
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2019 Lineup:
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2020 Lineup:
See also
- Dalton Castle (wrestler) who worked for the station in 2011
References
- ^ ARS's WAQB Enters The Hot AC `Zone' (Radio & Records, 4/18/1997, page 15)
- ^ WAQB Becomes 94.1 The Zone
- ^ "Rover Returns To Rochester On Radio 95.1". Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jubal Show Debuts In Sacramento & Rochester - RadioInsight". November 25, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "WZNE Goes Local In Mornings As Zach Schaefer Returns - RadioInsight". July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- WZNE in the FCC FM station database
- WZNE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database