WNZE

Last updated
WNZE
Broadcast areaClarksville-Hopkinsville
Frequency 1400 kHz
Branding105.5 The Patriot
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations CBS News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC)
WCVQ, WKFN, WQEZ, WRND, WVVR, WZZP
History
First air date
1941 (as WJZM)
Former call signs
  • WJZM (1941–2018)
  • WVWB (2018–2019)
  • WWNZ (2019–2020)
  • WVWF (January–July 2020)
  • WBQL (2020–2021)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 12495
Class C
Power 380 watts
Transmitter coordinates
36°30′57.00″N87°20′57.00″W / 36.5158333°N 87.3491667°W / 36.5158333; -87.3491667
Translator(s) 105.5 W288DQ (Clarksville)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website patriot1055.com

WNZE (1400 AM, "105.5 The Patriot") is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format. [2] Licensed to Clarksville, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area. The station is owned by Saga Communications, through licensee Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC, and operates as part of its Five Star Media Group. [3]

Contents

Programming

Two local programs are broadcast: Good Morning Clarksville (Monday-Friday, 6-9 AM) and SportsTalk with Justin Swallows (Monday-Friday, 3-6 PM). The station also carries most Clarksville Academy high school football and boys' basketball games. In addition to local offerings, WNZE serves as an affiliate of the University of Tennessee Vol Network for football and both men's and women's basketball. [4] For decades, the station was an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network but dropped the affiliation before the 2018 baseball season.

On March 17, 2021, WNZE changed its format from country to conservative talk, branded as "NewZee 105.5". [5]

On January 8, 2024, WNZE rebranded as "105.5 The Patriot". [6]

Previous logos

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WJZM Home Page". WJZM. Winter 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. "WNZE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. "University of Tennessee Athletics". University of Tennessee . Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  5. Saga Launches NewZee In Clarksville Radioinsight - March 17, 2021
  6. WNZE Relaunches as The Patriot Radioinsight - January 8, 2024