WZZQ (1500 AM) is a radio station licensed to Gaffney, South Carolina.
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| Frequency | 1500 kHz |
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| Branding | Gaffney's Hot FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits, local news and sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1962 (as WEAC) |
Former call signs | WEAC (1962–2009) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23005 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°05′18″N 81°38′40″W / 35.08833°N 81.64444°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.3 W282AX (Gaffney) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wzzqradio.com |
As WEAC, the station took over the former programming of sister FM WAGI in 2007.[2] WOLT took over Gaffney High School broadcasts. Dennis Fowler, who served as Gaffney Broadcasting station manager, bought WEAC at the time Davidson Media Group bought WAGI.[3]
Unless the listener was in Cherokee County, it was nearly impossible to receive the AM broadcast, due to its low power 1,000 watt daytime only transmitter. WZZQ transmits from the original WAGI studio on Providence Road in Gaffney and broadcast in the daytime only until August 23, 2009, when the translator W282AX was added at 104.3 to add nighttime programming and a wider signal range.[2]
For the 2009 season, Gaffney High School sports moved from WOLT to WZZQ's FM translator.[2]
WZZQ began broadcasting pre-game coverage of the football games of the Limestone College Saints during their debut season in 2014. WZZQ also airs broadcasts of "Saints Live!" relating to Limestone sports from Limestone's campus and Fatz Cafe in Gaffney. The program often features interviews with student athletes from Limestone.
On July 6, 2015, WZZQ changed its format from country to adult hits, branded as "Gaffney's Hot FM".
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZZQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b c Spencer, Janet (August 24, 2009). "New FM station to provide 24-hour service to Cherokee County". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ Powell, Scott (August 1, 2008). "Fowler reaches agreement to acquire WEAC 1500 AM radio station Gaffney". Gaffney Ledger. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 23005 (WZZQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZZQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156310 (W282AX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W282AX at FCCdata.org
- Gaffney Ledger Editorial on the WAGI format change
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