WZPL
| City of license | Greenfield, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Branding | 99-5 WZPL |
| Slogan | "Today's Best Music" |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz |
| First air date | June 1, 1962 (as WSMJ) |
| Format | Adult Top 40 |
| ERP | 19,000 watts |
| HAAT | 236 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 47144 |
| Former callsigns | WSMJ (1962-1979) WIKS-FM (1979-1983) |
| Owner | Entercom |
| Sister stations | WXNT, WNTR |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wzpl.com |
WZPL (99.5 FM) is a radio station based in Greenfield, Indiana, and serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The station, known as "99-5 WZPL", airs an Adult Top 40 format. WZPL is owned by Entercom.
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[edit] History
The station signed on as WSMJ on June 1, 1962 and remained as such until the spring of 1979 when WSMJ was sold to Heftel Broadcasting. They changed to a disco music format and adopted the call sign WIKS-FM ("Kiss 99") on April 14, 1979. Later, a contemporary hit radio format was adopted which, aside from a brief experiment playing classic rock in 1989, has continued to this day, though in more of an adult-oriented direction.
The WZPL call sign was adopted in April 1983, but over the years the station has referred to itself by various informal names, including "Z99.5", "Indy's Apple WZPL," "99½ WZPL," "99½ ZPL" and "Z99.5". Sister stations include WXNT and WNTR.
The station features The Smiley Morning Show, hosted by Dave Smiley, weekday mornings.
During November 2008, while Kelly McKay was absent for undisclosed medical reasons, the afternoon show has been hosted by Ryan Seacrest.[1] It was later discovered that she had relocated to North Carolina, and will not return to air at WZPL.
Now Ryan Seacrest's show is on middays, and afternoons are hosted by Nikki Reed.[2]
[edit] HD Radio
In 2005, WZPL became one of the first Indianapolis-area radio stations to broadcast their signal in HD Radio. In 2006, they introduced a stream of All Comedy Radio, a 24-hour comedy station, also known as "The Laugh Button," on their alternate HD-2 signal frequency.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "WZPL - On-Air with Ryan Seacrest". WZPL. http://www.wzpl.com/pages/3189416.php. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "WZPL Hosts". WZPL. http://www.wzpl.com/pages/4381312.php. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "WZPL-HD2 All Comedy Radio". WZPL. http://www.wzpl.com/pages/235377.php. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Indiana Radio Archive, WZPL
- All Comedy Radio
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WZPL
- Radio-Locator information on WZPL
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WZPL
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