WZNO

WZNO
City of license Pickens, Mississippi
Broadcast area Jackson, Mississippi
Branding ESPN 105.9 The Zone
Frequency 105.9 (MHz)
Format Sports radio
ERP 23,000 watts
HAAT 224 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 29512
Callsign meaning ZoNe
Former callsigns WXMR (1980-1982)
WLTD (1982-1995)
WYJS (1995-2004)
WOAD-FM (2004-2009)
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner Inner City Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations WJMI, WJNT, WKXI, WOAD, WJQS
Webcast Listen Live
Website The Zone

WZNO "The Zone" is a radio station licensed to Pickens, Mississippi, although its studio is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Launched on July 2, 2009, the station's format is sports radio. WZNO is owned by Inner City Broadcasting Corporation.

History

WZNO started out in 1980 with the call sign WXMR. On June 1, 1982, the call sign was changed to WLTD, then to WYJS on December 15, 1995. On January 16, 2004, the call sign was again changed to WOAD-FM with an Urban Gospel format as "Power 105.9". On July 3, 2009, the Urban gospel format was dropped for a sports radio format as "The Zone" with the call sign again changing to the current "WZNO".[1]

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