WZNZ (1600 AM) – branded Relevant Radio – is a non-commercial Catholic radio station licensed to Atlantic Beach, Florida. Owned by Relevant Radio, Inc., the station serves the Jacksonville metropolitan area but does not broadcast any local programming, instead functioning as a repeater for Relevant Radio's English language radio network. The WZNZ transmitter is located in Atlantic Beach.
| Broadcast area | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | Relevant Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic talk radio |
| Affiliations | Relevant Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Relevant Radio, Inc. |
| WQOP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1958 |
Former call signs | WJNJ (1958–84) WQBR (1984–93) WNCM (1993–97) WQOP (1997–2010) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48393 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 89 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°19′29.00″N 81°25′48.00″W / 30.3247222°N 81.4300000°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.7 W229CZ (Jacksonville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | relevantradio |
On January 3, 2017, WZNZ changed their format from oldies (as "The Beach", format moved to WSOL-FMHD2) to business news, branded as "100.3 The Biz" (simulcast on FM translator W262AG 100.3 FM Jacksonville).[2]
On April 6, 2018, "100.3 The Biz" rebranded as "Talk 100.3" with the addition of conservative talkers Hugh Hewitt and Laura Ingraham.[3]
The station was sold to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. in September 2019, and it became an affiliate of Relevant Radio.[4][5] On May 17, 2021, WZNZ switched to the English-language version of Relevant Radio.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZNZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ 100.3 The Biz Debuts as Answer Moves in Jacksonville Radioinsight - January 4, 2017
- ^ WZNZ Jacksonville Rebrands as Talk 100.3 Radioinsight - April 6, 2018
- ^ "Immaculate Heart Media Buys Two AMs In Jacksonville", All Access Music Group. August 13, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Application Search Details – BAL-20190812AAR, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 48393 (WZNZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZNZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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