WTZQ (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies/adult standards format. Licensed to Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Paige Posey and Mark Warwick, through licensee Flat Rock Multimedia, LLC,[2] and features local programming and music 24 hours a day.
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| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
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| Branding | WTZQ FM 95.3 AM 1600 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies/Adult standards |
| Affiliations | North Carolina News Network, ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1963 (as WHVL) |
Former call signs | WHVL (1963–1987) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68831 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 30 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°18′53.00″N 82°25′58.00″W / 35.3147222°N 82.4327778°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.3 W237EE (Hendersonville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wtzq.com |
History
editWHVL signed on in 1963. From 1977 to 1987 the station broadcast a Top 40 format. In 1987, WHVL changed call letters to WTZQ and began playing "Solid Gold". In summer 1988, the format changed to "Simply Beautiful".
In 1990, Mystle and Jim Butler, who had owned the station since 1986, sold WTZQ to United Broadcasting Enterprises, Inc. Glenn W. Wilcox, Sr. sold WTZQ to J. Ardell Sink in 1997. Houston Broadcasting Corp. bought WTZQ in 2002.[3] For years WTZQ and WISE aired the same programming,[4] Stardust adult standards from ABC Radio, which was discontinued in 2010. WTZQ continued airing the music even after WISE changed to sports talk.[citation needed] Sink's Mark Media, Inc., owner of WKYK and WTOE, bought the station in 2008. Mark Warwick, who began work in 1995 at WISE, became general manager of WTZQ. With the purchase came a community service commitment.[5]
Early in 2010, the Stardust format, which had become Timeless, was discontinued. WTZQ is no longer affiliated with a satellite music service, choosing instead to program their own oldies / adult standards / nostalgia format.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTZQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WTZQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "AM 1600 History". WTZQ Am 1600 - 95.3 Fm. wtzq.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Tower site of the week: Asheville and Western North Carolina". fybush.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "WTZQ Now Part of Mark Media". 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "On-Air". wtzq.com. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ "Music of Your Life - New Schedule!!". Retrieved 2010-04-08.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 68831 (WTZQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WTZQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156057 (W237EE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W237EE at FCCdata.org
- WTZQ history
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