WFNZ

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WFNZ-AM/WFNA-AM
City of license Charlotte, North Carolina
Broadcast area Charlotte, North Carolina
Branding 610 AM (WFNZ)/1660 AM (WFNA) The Franchise
First air date 1941 (as WAYS)
Frequency 610/1660 (kHz)
Format Sports Talk
Callsign meaning The Franchize
Owner CBS Radio
Website http://www.wfnz.com/

WFNZ-AM is a sports talk station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The station broadcasts at 610 and 1660 kHz on the AM dial.

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[edit] History

WFNZ used to broadcast Imus in the Morning in 1998, but dropped the format due to low ratings.

WFNZ was known as WAYS (AM) from 1941 to 1984. For much of the 1970's, it was Charlotte's top-rated Top 40 station. In 1984, it became WROQ (AM) and simulcast its then-FM sister station (now WNKS). [[1]] It was known as WRFX-AM during the early 1990's, when it was co-owned with (but did not simulcast) WRFX-FM. It was also briefly known as WAES (a phonetic match for its original call letters, which were no longer available). It adopted the WFNZ call letters and all-sports format in 1995.

WFNA went on the air in 2003, after the FCC expanded the AM radio band. It replaced CBS-owned gospel station WGIV (1600 AM), which left the air. (The WGIV call letters are now on a different station in the Charlotte area, under different ownership.)

The two stations simulcast for part of the broadcast day and have separate schedules for part of the day.

[edit] Weekday Broadcast Schedule

  • 12:00AM 6:00AM ESPN Radio
  • 6:00AM 10:00AM Morning Sports Page
  • 10:00AM 12:00PM Bill Rosinski
  • 12:00PM 3:00PM The Mac Attack
  • 3:00PM 7:00PM Primetime with the Packman
  • 7:00PM 12:00AM ESPN Radio

[edit] Saturday Broadcast Schedule

  • 12:00AM 7:00AM ESPN Radio
  • 7:00AM 10:00AM On the Green
  • 10:00AM 12:00PM B.O.C with Shawn and Tony
  • 12:00PM 12:00AM ESPN Radio

[edit] Sunday Broadcast Schedule

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AM radio stations in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill market (Arbitron #33)

By frequency: 610 | 870 | 930 | 960 | 1030 | 1060 | 1110 | 1150 | 1190 | 1240 | 1270 | 1290 | 1310 | 1340 | 1370 | 1410 | 1430 | 1480 | 1540 | 1600 | 1660

By callsign: WAVO | WBT | WCGC | WDEX | WEGO | WFNA | WFNZ | WGFY | WGHC | WGIV | WGSP | WHKY | WHVN | WIXE | WNOW | WOGR | WRHI | WXNC| WYFQ | WZRH

See also: Charlotte (FM) (AM)

North Carolina Radio Markets

Asheville | Charlotte-Gastonia (FM) (AM) | Elizabeth City-Nags Head | Fayetteville | Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point (FM) (AM) | Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville (FM) (AM) | Raleigh-Durham (FM) (AM) | Rocky Mount-Wilson | Wilmington

See also: List of radio stations in North Carolina and List of United States radio markets
South Carolina Radio Markets

Charleston (FM) (AM) | Columbia | Florence | Greenville-Spartanburg (FM) (AM) | Hilton Head | Myrtle Beach | Rock Hill (FM) (AM)

See also: List of radio stations in South Carolina and List of United States radio markets
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