WZZO
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Broadcast area | Lehigh Valley |
Frequency | 95.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 95.1 ZZO |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Active rock |
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Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | February 16, 1946 | (as WGPA-FM)
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Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 14375 |
Class | B |
ERP | 30,000 watts |
HAAT | 192 meters (630 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°37′13.4″N 75°17′35.6″W / 40.620389°N 75.293222°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | 951zzo |
WZZO (95.1
The station broadcasts an active rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studio and offices are in the iHeart Broadcasting Complex in Whitehall Township.
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History
20th century
WZZO first
In 1973, when WGPA-AM and FM were sold by The Globe-Times to Holt Broadcasting, the new owners changed the FM call sign to WEZV to reflect the FM's easy listening radio format with the EZ in the call letters standing for "Easy" and the V representing "Valley" as in Lehigh Valley.
In 1978, WGPA and WEZV were sold to different owners, and WEZV's call letters changed to WZZO and the format switched to album-oriented rock, which continues to this day.
The broadcast tower remains at its original location off Applebutter Road in Lower Saucon Township and can be spotted from I-78 between the exits for Route 412 and Route 33. The original broadcast studios were at 428 Brodhead Avenue, which now serves as a Lehigh University building in Bethlehem. Before moving to Whitehall Township, the WZZO broadcast studios were located in the Westgate Mall in Bethlehem.
21st century
On February 24, 2019, WZZO's Facebook page announced that morning host "The Bearman" had died unexpectedly.[6]
On June 12, 2023, WZZO shifted its format from classic rock to active rock.[7]
HD Radio
WZZO's
Programming
WZZO programming from Monday through Friday includes Rover's Morning Glory from WMMS in Cleveland in morning drive time (6am to 10am) followed by Maria Milito (10am to 3pm), Joe Bonadonna in evening drive time (3pm to 7pm), Big Rig (7pm to midnight), and BMAN (midnight to 6am).
In 2008, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs minor league baseball team began broadcasting their games on WZZO.[8]
Competition
WZZO's primary rock station competitors include Philadelphia's WMMR, WMGK, and WRFF, and the Lehigh Valley's WODE-FM.
Streaming audio
WZZO streams its live audio through both its website (WZZO) and over
See also
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZZO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ "iBiquity Digital Corporation - HDRadio Find a Station". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
- ^ WZZO Events at WZZO.com.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977
- ^ Sheehan, Daniel Patrick (2019-02-15). "WZZO personality 'Bearman' has died". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ WZZO Moves to Active Rock Radioinsight - June 13, 2023
- ^ "IronPigs announce radio network". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.