WZZX

Last updated
WZZX
Frequency 780 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly urban contemporary)
Ownership
OwnerWilliams Communications Inc.
History
First air date
1967 [1]
Last air date
August 1, 2016 (date of license surrender)
Former call signs
WANL (1967–1983 [2] ) [1]
Former frequencies
1540 kHz (1967–1985)
Technical information
Facility ID 56745
Class D
Power 5,000 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
33°18′22″N85°44′42″W / 33.30611°N 85.74500°W / 33.30611; -85.74500

WZZX (780 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Lineville, Alabama. The station was owned by Williams Communications Inc. It last aired an urban music format, simulcasting sister station WFXO. [3]

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History

The station was assigned the WZZX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission in 1983, replacing the earlier WANL designation in use from 1967 to 1983. [4]

WZZX's license was cancelled at the licensee's request by letter dated August 1, 2016, although the FCC did not receive the letter until September 26, 2017 (and, therefore, the cancellation did not occur until then). [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AM History Profile: WZZX". Alabama Broadcast Media Page.
  2. "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 2, 1983. p. 86. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "FCC Daily Digest" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission p. 5. September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.