WZOO (AM)

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WZOO
Broadcast area Piedmont Triad
Frequency 700 kHz
Branding99.9 FM The Zoo
Programming
Format Oldies
Classic hits
Classic Top 40
Affiliations ABC Radio News
AccuWeather
Ownership
OwnerRCR of Randolph County, Ltd.
History
First air date
May 3, 1971 (on 710)
Former call signs
DWZOO (2004–2007)
Former frequencies
710 kHz (1971–2014)
Call sign meaning
city of license is home of the North Carolina Zoo
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 20558
Class B
Power 1,000 watts day and critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
 35°45′50.0″N79°50′4.0″W / 35.763889°N 79.834444°W / 35.763889; -79.834444
Translator(s) 99.9 W260CG (Asheboro)
106.1 W291DM (Greensboro)
Links
Public license information
Webcast WZOO Webstream
Website WZOO Online

WZOO (700 kHz) is an oldies, classic hits, and classic top 40 formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Asheboro, North Carolina, serving the Piedmont Triad. [2] WZOO is owned and operated by RCR of Randolph County, Ltd. [3]

Contents

WZOO is not connected in any way with WZOO-FM, an FM radio station in Edgewood, Ohio sharing the same callsign.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WZOO is relayed by two FM translators to widen its broadcast area. [4]

Broadcast translators for WZOO
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W260CG99.9 FM Asheboro, North Carolina 153753250104  m (341  ft)D LMS
W291DM106.1 FM Greensboro, North Carolina 202428250161 m (528 ft)D LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WZOO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WZOO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "W260CG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 9, 2015.


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