WZBK

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WZBK
Simulcasting WKVT-FM, Brattleboro, Vermont
Broadcast area Monadnock Region
Frequency 1220 kHz
BrandingRewind 92.7 & 102.3
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WINQ, WINQ-FM, WKBK, WKNE, WKVT-FM, WSNI
History
First air date
May 1959;65 years ago (1959-05) (as WKBK) [1]
Former call signs
WKBK (1959–2002) [2]
Call sign meaning
similar to WKBK
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 57227
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 146 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°55′50.29″N72°17′58.31″W / 42.9306361°N 72.2995306°W / 42.9306361; -72.2995306
Translator(s) 102.3 W272DZ (Keene)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website myrewindradio.com

WZBK (1220 AM; "Rewind 92.7 & 102.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire, United States. The station is owned by Saga Communications (through its Monadnock Broadcasting Group) and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a classic hits format, [4] simulcast with WKVT-FM (92.7) in Brattleboro, Vermont, and also heard on FM translator W272DZ (102.3) in Keene.

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History

The station was assigned the WZBK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 14, 2002. [2]

In October 2008, WZBK dropped its adult standards format in favor of a simulcast of the news/talk programming of sister station WKVT from Brattleboro, Vermont. [5] On March 31, 2011, the simulcast of WKVT was replaced by a sports radio format, largely from ESPN Radio with a local afternoon drive show and local sports. In January 2017, the station dropped ESPN Radio for Fox Sports Radio.

On July 27, 2021, WZBK dropped the sports format for a simulcast of classic hits-formatted WKVT-FM from Brattleboro, branded as "Rewind 92.7 & 102.3". [6]

Translators

After a decision by the FCC, WZBK began broadcasting at 103.1 FM on FM translator W276CB on May 16, 2008. In January 2009, the FM simulcast was dropped and replaced by an oldies format branded as "Cool 103.1".

Until December 2018, WZBK was heard on FM translator W281AU (104.1 FM). This translator was converted to an oldies station, fed via the HD3 channel of WKNE, after WZBK signed on a new translator, W272DZ (102.3 FM); this translator was obtained in an FCC filing window that requires W272DZ to permanently be associated with WZBK. [7]

Broadcast translator for WZBK
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W272DZ102.3 FM Keene, New Hampshire 201372250D 42°54′57.3″N72°19′51.3″W / 42.915917°N 72.330917°W / 42.915917; -72.330917 (W272DZ) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-280. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WZBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ↑ "Keene Radio Listeners To Be Hit With A "Left" And A "Right"". WKBK . Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  6. ↑ Saga Goes In Rewind In Brattleboro & Keene Radioinsight - August 2, 2021
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 5, 2018). "Saga Shuffles Translators In Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 25, 2018.


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