WZNZ

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WZNZ
City of license Jacksonville, Florida
Broadcast area Jacksonville, Florida
Branding Jacksonville's Progressive Talk Radio
Frequency 1460 (kHz)
First air date 1997?
Format progressive political talk
Owner Queen of Peace Radio
Website http://www.1460.us

WZNZ (1460 AM), is an American radio station licensed to serve Jacksonville, Florida. The station is owned by Queen of Peace Radio.[1]

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[edit] Format

As of June 2008, WZNZ was a "progressive" talk show format station, carrying a mix of syndicated and local programming.[2]

[edit] History

This format and ownership has changed over time.

The station's format history is unclear. Please add improve the article by adding dates of format changes.

In May, 2008, Queen of Peace Radio formally took over the license.[1]

As of January, 2008, the station was owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting and operated by Andy Johnson. It broadcasted a liberal talk format and is affiliated with CBS.[3]

In December 2006, Chesapeak-Portsmouth Broadcasting purchased the station.[4]

The station's history from 2003 to 2006 is unclear. Please improve the article.

In 2003, Salem Communications purchased the station from Concord Media Group. It retained the existing format.[5]

In 2001, the Concord Media Group-owned switched from a Contemporary Christian music format to a business-talk format.[6]

In 1999, Concord Media, Inc. took over the station from Clear Channel Radio.[7]

As of January, 1998, the station was owned or operated by Clear Channel Radio[8]

In September 1997, Paxson Jacksonville License, L.P., received a license to operate the station as WZNZ to serve the Jacksonville, Florida area.[9] The station was on the air as early as February.[10]

It is unclear if this frequency was in use prior to 1997. Please improve this article.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b REPORT NO. 26732, Broadcast Applications, 05/08/2008, FCC, retrieved 2008-06-03
  2. ^ WZNZ, Radio Time, accessed 2008-06-03
  3. ^ Jacksonville gets progressive, , accessed 2008-06-03
  4. ^ Witkowski, Rachel, Host and station a match made in heaven, Jacksonville Business Journal, Friday, August 3, 2007, accessed 2008-06-03
  5. ^ Stuart, Devan, Radio Market Shifting, Wednesday, Jacksonville Business Journal, August 27, 2003, accessed 2008-06-03
  6. ^ WZNZ debuts business talk format, Jacksonville Business Journal, Friday, January 5, 2001, accessed 2008-06-03
  7. ^ Report No. 44515, Broadcast Actions, June 24, 1999, FCC, retrieved 2008-06-03
  8. ^ Jacksonville radio station changes from talk to rock, Jacksonville Business Journal, Monday, January 19, 1998, accessed 2008-06-03
  9. ^ REPORT NO. 44078, Broadcast Actions, September 17, 1997, FCC, retrieved 2008-06-03
  10. ^ JBJ offers new services to readers, Jacksonville Business Journal, Friday, February 7, 1997, accessed 2008-06-03

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