WZHT

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WZHT
City of license	Troy, Alabama/Montomery
Broadcast area	South Alabama
Branding	"Hot 105.7"
First air date	1972
Frequency	105.7 (MHz)
Format	Mainstream Urban
ERP	100,000 watts
Class	C
Callsign meaning	W Z HoT
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	http://www.myhot105.com/

WZHT, "Hot 105", is a mainstream Urban radio station that broadcasts on the 105.7 megahertz frequency licensed to Troy, Alabama that serves the Montgomery area. The station has an unusually large coverage area due its antennas being co-located with WSFA, which has one of the tallest towers in the South at 1,830 feet.

Contents 1 History 2 Current Schedule 3 Station Management 4 External links

[edit] History

105.7FM originally began operations as WTUB in 1972, primarliy serving the Troy, Union Springs, and Brundidge areas. It was formatted as a country station until around 1977. In that year, it became a Top-40 station with the new calls WRES, which stood for Rudolph E. Shelly. Around this period, the station also moved its antennas to WSFA's "tall tower", becoming the station with the highest land based transmitter in the country at 1,830 feet. In the late 1970s, the station shifted to an album-oriented rock format, broadcasting as "106-FM". In 1982, the calls again changed to WIGC that stood for Welcome Into God's Country, with a country music format once again. In 1984, it became WRJM, which stood for Rita and Jack Mizell, the station's then owners, with a soft Adult Contemporary format. However, they soon moved onto a more upbeat Adult Contemporary and Oldies format with rock mixed in to cater towards the students at Troy University. In 1987, the station began focusing more on Montgomery instead of Troy and became "Magic 105.7" with the new calls WZHT. In the late 1980's, WZHT moved into the Urban contemporary format with R&B and rap music and, by the 1990's, the station had migrated its brand to "Hot 105.7" and the "Magic" brand shifted to its Urban Adult Contemporary sister station at the 97.1 frequency.

[edit] Current Schedule

• The Steve Harvey Morning Show 6-10AM
• Middays with the Girl Next Door Michelle C 10AM-2PM
• The Hot Show with Daryl E 2-6PM
• Michael Long 6-10PM
• Costee McNair 10PM-2AM

[edit] Station Management

• General Manager James Belton
• Operations Manager Michael Long
• Program Director Daryl Elliot
• News Director Cynthia Bettis
• Public Affairs Director Cynthia Bettis
• Music Director Michael Long

[edit] External links

• Official Website