WZOO (AM)

WZOO

Asheboro, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Piedmont Triad
Frequency	700 kHz
Branding	99.9 FM The Zoo
Programming
Format	Oldies Classic hits Classic Top 40
Affiliations	ABC Radio News AccuWeather
Ownership
Owner	RCR 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	Public file LMS
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]

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
W260CG	99.9 FM	Asheboro, North Carolina	153753	250	104  m (341  ft)	D	LMS
W291DM	106.1 FM	Greensboro, North Carolina	202428	250	161 m (528 ft)	D	LMS

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.

External links

• 99.9FM The Zoo Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 20558 (WZOO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WZOO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 153753 (W260CG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W260CG at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 202428 (W291DM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W291DM at FCCdata.org