WZZN
MHz | |
| Branding | 97.7 ESPN The Zone |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Neighbors Broadcast Company, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | July 12, 1968 |
Former call signs |
|
Call sign meaning | ZZN = "Zone" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 5885 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 950 watts |
| HAAT | 251 meters (823 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°26′39″N 86°32′05″W / 34.44417°N 86.53472°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 977espn |
WZZN (97.7
WZZN studios and offices are on Woodson Street in Huntsville.[2] The transmitter is off Allens Cross Road in Union Grove.[3]
Programming
WZZN carries a mix of local sports programs and
History
Ownership
On July 12, 1968, the station first
In April 2008, Blount County Broadcasting Service, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Great South Wireless LLC for a reported sale price of $1.1 million.[6][7] The deal was approved by the FCC on June 10, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on September 16, 2008.[8] At the time of the sale, WKLD broadcast a country music format branded as "K97.7".[6]
To serve the larger Huntsville media market, in 2008, the station received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) permission to move to its Union Grove site in December 2009.[9][10] In 2009, the station switched its call sign to WZZN, and began an all-sports format branded as "97.7 The Zone" in July 2010.
Effective July 26, 2019, Great South Wireless sold WZZN to Neighbors Broadcast Company, LLC for $535,000.
Former on-air staff
One of the most popular WKLD programs was its early morning talk and music program Early Riser hosted by the brother and sister team of Danny Bentley and Terri (Bentley) Lowry. After the sale, they moved to former sister station WCRL.[9]
Relocation
On August 4, 2008, WKLD received an FCC
The station was assigned the new call sign WZZN by the FCC on August 27, 2009.[14]
WZZN began licensed operation with Union Grove as the city of license on December 24, 2009. Four days later, the station applied for a new special temporary authority to remain silent for technical reasons, citing their inability to "maintain an adequate studio/transmitter link". This authority was granted by the FCC on March 22, 2010, with a scheduled September 19, 2010, expiration. The station returned to the air in July 2010 with a sports talk format.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZZN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ WZZN website
- ^ Radio-Locator
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-6
- ^ "Application Search Details (BTC-20020725AAF)". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "Deals - 4/28/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Transactions for April 21, 2008". Radio & Records. April 21, 2008.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20080417ABT)". FCC Media Bureau. September 16, 2008.
- ^ a b c Rice, Rob (November 5, 2008). "End of an era: WKLD off the air". The Blount Countian.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Oneonta native named anchor on Nancy Grace's radio program".
- ^ "Briefs: John Lewis CNN doc; Atlanta United on Fox Sports; John Lemley update; 'Paid off with Michael Torpey' over".
- ^ "Application Search Details (BPH-20080409ACP)". FCC Media Bureau. August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 5885 (WZZN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZZN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database