WWCD (AM)

Last updated
WWCD
Broadcast area Fort Myers, Florida
Frequency 1070 kHz
Branding1070 The Zone
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBCG, WBTT, WCCF, WCKT, WCVU, WIKX, WOLZ, WZJZ
History
First air date
November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19) [1]
Former call signs
WKII (1985–2024)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 35214
Class B
Power 1,800 watts day
233 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
26°53′37.00″N82°3′3.00″W / 26.8936111°N 82.0508333°W / 26.8936111; -82.0508333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1070thezone.iheart.com

WWCD (1070 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Solana, Florida, United States, the station serves the greater Charlotte County area, but can be heard as far north as Tampa and as far south as Key West. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.

Contents

History

The station was founded as WKII in 1986 by Kneller Broadcasting of Charlotte County. Under the leadership of Kneller Broadcasting, WKII was a full service radio station with major community involvement. Former air personalities include Jack Mihall (now deceased), Charlie Shoe and Larry Timko.

Related Research Articles

WWLG is a commercial regional Mexican radio station licensed to Baltimore, Ohio. Owned by the Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System of Zanesville, which often does business as the WHIZ Media Group, and operated by Urban One via a long-term local marketing agreement, the station serves much of the Columbus metropolitan area. The WWLG studios are located in Downtown Columbus, while the station transmitter resides off Pickerington Road in Carroll. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WWLG is available online.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOSA</span> Radio station in Grove City–Columbus, Ohio

WOSA is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Grove City, Ohio, featuring a classical music format known as "Classical 101fm". Owned by Ohio State University, the station serves Columbus, Ohio, and much of the surrounding Columbus metro area, extending its reach into Mansfield, Marion and Southern Ohio with five full-power repeaters. The WOSA studios are located at the Fawcett Center on the Ohio State University campus, while the station transmitter resides off of Borror Road in Lockbourne. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WOSA is available online. It is one of a few non-commercial stations in the United States to broadcast outside of its recommended frequency range (88-92 MHz).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOSU-FM</span> Public radio station in Columbus, Ohio

WOSU-FM is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Columbus, Ohio, featuring a public radio news and information format known as "89.7fm NPR News". Owned by Ohio State University, the station serves the Columbus metro area and has multiple repeaters throughout Ohio, making the station a multiple transmitter station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMAG</span> Radio station in North Carolina, United States

WMAG is a commercial radio station licensed to High Point, North Carolina, and serving the Piedmont Triad, including Greensboro and Winston-Salem. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. In the evening, WMAG carries the nationally syndicated Delilah call-in and dedication show. The studios and offices are on Pai Park in Greensboro.

WXGT is a commercial oldies radio station licensed to serve Columbus, Ohio, serving the Columbus metropolitan area. Owned by ICS Communications, Inc., the WXGT studios are located in the Brewery District, while the station transmitter resides in Columbus' Brandywine neighborhood.

WLON is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format and serving the Lincolnton, North Carolina area, and is owned and operated by Lanny Ford, through licensee Sports Talk Guys, LLC. WLON is also the home of Lincoln County football every Friday night, Atlanta Braves baseball, Clemson and Duke and UNC Tar Heels college basketball and football. WLON also carries Charlotte Hornets basketball, Carolina Panthers football, the ACC and NCAA basketball tournaments.

WIXE is a commercial radio station in Monroe, North Carolina. It is owned by Monroe Broadcasting and airs a local talk radio format along with classic country music and southern gospel on Sundays. WIXE uses local disc jockeys during the day and is automated at night, carrying the syndicated John Tesh radio show, "Intelligence for Your Life," playing Classic Country Music with Tesh's dialogue.

WGIV is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pineville, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It airs an mainstream urban radio format. WGIV is owned by Frank Neely, but the station is operated by Steve Hedgwood's Core Communications, which owns a similar trimulcast in Atlanta of W233BF, WIPK and WFDR.

WTCG is an AM radio station licensed to Mount Holly, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It is owned by Fiorini Broadcasting, LLC. It is managed by Bible Clarity, based in Birmingham, Alabama. WTCG has a Christian talk and teaching radio format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WKCY (AM)</span> Radio station in Harrisonburg, Virginia

WKCY is a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia. WKCY is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KXEL</span> Radio station in Waterloo, Iowa

KXEL, branded as News/Talk 1540, is a Class A, clear-channel radio station serving the Waterloo and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas with a All-news radio/Talk radio format.

WCXN is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Claremont, North Carolina, United States, the station is owned by Birach Broadcasting.

WOHS is a commercial radio station in Shelby, North Carolina. It is owned by KTC Broadcasting and broadcasts an oldies radio format, featuring beach music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WNDB</span> News/talk radio station in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

WNDB is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Daytona Beach, Florida, the station is owned by Southern Stone Communications. It signed on the air in April 1948, 75 years ago (1948-04).

WCCF is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. It is licensed to Punta Gorda, Florida, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Tiseo Boulevard in Port Charlotte.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WUPE (AM)</span> Classic hits radio station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

WUPE is a commercial AM radio station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is owned by Townsquare Media and it simulcasts the classic hits format of 100.1 WUPE-FM. WUPE serves the Berkshire Mountains area. The station is a daytimer and must sign off the air at sunset, according to Federal Communications Commission rules.

WKLB is a radio station broadcasting a rock & roll, country and contemporary Christian format. It is licensed to Manchester, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Robert Rodgers and Curt Davis, through licensee Sonshine Broadcasting Company, Ltd., and features programming from Fox News Radio and the Kentucky News Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KRHW</span> Radio station in Sikeston, Missouri

KRHW is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format. Licensed to Sikeston, Missouri, the station serves the Missouri Bootheel region of Southeast Missouri, and operates on 1520 kHz in the AM radio band. KRHW is owned by Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WZCB</span> Radio station in Dublin–Columbus, Ohio

WZCB – branded 106.7 The Beat – is a commercial mainstream urban radio station licensed to Dublin, Ohio, serving the Columbus metro area. Owned by iHeartMedia, the WZCB studios are located in Downtown Columbus, while its transmitter resides near Columbus' northeast side. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WZCB broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and streams online via iHeartRadio.

WQCD is a commercial oldies radio station licensed to serve Delaware, Ohio, locally owned by Brent Casagrande through licensee Delmar Communications, Inc. The station primarily serves the Delaware County region and the northern portion of the Columbus metropolitan area as a full-time simulcast of WXGT in Columbus. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WQCD is relayed over analog Delaware translator W225CM (92.9 FM), and is also available online; as WXGT's FM translator W225CS also broadcasts on the same frequency, WXGT and WQCD brand as "My 92.9". The WQCD/WXGT studios are located in Columbus's Brewery District, while the WQCD transmitter is located in Delaware.

References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-149. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WWCD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.