WBZH
| City of license | Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Philadelphia |
| Branding | The Buzz 1370 AM |
| Frequency | 1370 kHz |
| First air date | 1951 |
| Format | music, talk |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 52 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 25002 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°16′35.00″N 75°37′44.00″W / 40.27639°N 75.62889°W |
| Former callsigns | WPAZ (1951-2011) |
| Owner | Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation (Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation) |
| Website | http://www.wbzh.net/ |
WBZH (1370 AM) is a radio station owned by the Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation. Licensed to Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA, it serves the greater Philadelphia area.
[edit] History
The station, which signed on in 1951 as WPAZ, was originally owned by the Scott Family, and later, their subsidiary, Great Scott Broadcasting, Inc. WPAZ ceased operations on December 10, 2009, due to lack of sufficient revenue as Great Scott citing a focus on its other, more-profitable stations.[1][2]
In early 2010, a group of Pottstown area residents calling themselves the WPAZ Preservation Association (WPAZPA) began efforts to acquire WPAZ from Great Scott Broadcasting. The effort concluded with the group's announcing acquisition of the station in late October, 2010. Resumption of station operations under the auspices of the Community Broadcasting Group (formed by the WPAZPA) took place shortly before 2:00 PM on 30 December 2010. [3][4]
On 28 October 2011, WPAZ changed its callsign to WBZH. The station refers to itself as "The Buzz, 1370 AM".
[edit] References
- ^ "WPAZ goes off the air". The Mercury. December 10, 2009. http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2009/12/10/business/doc4b2119358f908151011922.txt. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ^ WPAZ Goes Silent - The Mercury. December 11, 2009
- ^ Reference: Pottstown Mercury article dated 31 December 2010
- ^ WPAZPA Facebook announcement
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WBZH
- Radio-Locator Information on WBZH
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WBZH
- FCC Application Letter for Silent STA
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