WTMZ (AM)

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WTMZ
Broadcast area Charleston metropolitan area
Frequency 910 kHz
BrandingThe Zone 94.7
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
ESPN Radio
Infinity Sports Network
Ownership
OwnerKirkman Broadcasting, Inc.
WJNI, WQSC, WQNT, WTMZ-FM
History
First air date
1982;43 years ago (1982)
Former call signs
WKCN (1982–1990)
WVVO (1990–1993)
Call sign meaning
W TeaMZ (former branding)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 72370
Class B
Power 500 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 32°52′19.00″N79°58′34.00″W / 32.8719444°N 79.9761111°W / 32.8719444; -79.9761111
Translator(s) 94.7 W234CV (Charleston)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website charlestonsportsradio.com

WTMZ (910 kHz, "The Zone") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. [2] It is licensed to Dorchester Terrace and Brentwood, two communities in North Charleston, South Carolina. It serves the Charleston metropolitan area. The station is owned by Kirkman Broadcasting, Inc. with offices and studios on Markfield Drive in Charleston.

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In addition to being heard on 910 AM, WTMZ is also simulcast on 99-watt FM translator 94.7 W234CV in Charleston.

Most of WTMZ's programming comes from Fox Sports Radio. On weekdays, it also carries The Jim Rome Show from the Infinity Sports Network, The Dan Patrick Show from Fox Sports Radio and The Paul Finebaum Show from ESPN's Charlotte studios.

History

The station signed on the air in 1982;43 years ago. Its original call sign was WKCN. It also used the call letters WVVO before becoming WTMZ in 1993.

On August 17, 2020, WTMZ ended its simulcast of 98.9 WTMZ-FM "ESPN Charleston" and began airing sports programming previously heard on WQSC. [3] WQSC switched to a classic hits format.

While 98.9 WTMZ-FM carries mostly ESPN Radio programs, WTMZ 910 and 94.7 air mostly Fox Sports Radio shows.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WTMZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "The Grand Strand on the radio". The Sun News . September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 19, 2020). "Kirkman Shuffles Formats In Charleston". radioinsight. Retrieved August 20, 2020.


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