WRRZ (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. It is licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Sanchez Broadcasting. WRRZ must power down at night due to WHSQ in New York City, a clear-channel station, operating on the same frequency.
| Frequency | 880 kHz |
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| Branding | Double R Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Christian Radio Nueva Vida |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Call sign meaning | W RR (Double R) Z |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day |
| Translator(s) | 102.5 W273CP (Clinton) |
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Public license information | |
History
editWRRZ signed on April 5, 1947.[1]
In 1966, the station's tower was blown down by high winds that caused widespread damage in North Carolina.[2]
For most of its history, the station played country music and Southern gospel. The station's 1000-watt signal covered 28 counties. The last day that WRRZ played a county music format was February 14, 2003.
After 25 years at the station, Dave Denton sold WRRZ to Victor and Martha Sanchez, who had bought time on the station since 1990, in a deal effective February 7, 2003. The station is no longer on the air.[3]
References
edit- ^ "WRRZ Takes Air as 1 kw Outlet at Clinton, N.C." (PDF). Broadcasting. April 21, 1947. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "North Carolina Raked by Destructive Winds". Statesville Record & Landmark. February 14, 1966. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Michael Futch, "8 Will Lose Jobs in Station's Sale," The Fayetteville Observer, February 15, 2003.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 73966 (WRRZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WRRZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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