WZBQ
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Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa/Columbus, MS/Starkville, MS |
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Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
Branding | 94.1 ZBQ |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WACT, WRTR, WTXT | |
History | |
First air date | 1950s (as WRAG) |
Former call signs | WRAG (1950s-1970s) WAQT (1970s-1990) WCKO (1990-1995) WDXB (1995-1996) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 70264 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 307 meters (1,007 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | https://941zbq.iheart.com/ |
WZBQ (94.1 FM, "94.1 ZBQ") is a Top 40 (CHR) music formatted radio station licensed to Carrollton, Alabama, with studios located in Tuscaloosa. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
WZBQ serves west-central Alabama and most of east-central Mississippi with an ERP of 98,000 Watts, broadcasting at 94.1 MHz. The station was formerly the Tuscaloosa FM affiliate of the Alabama Crimson Tide football network. Cities in WZBQ's primary coverage area include Tuscaloosa, Carrollton, Aliceville and Fayette in Alabama and Columbus and Starkville in Mississippi.
History
The station signed on in the 1950s as country music station WRAG. During the 1970s, the station changed call letters to WAQT, then in 1990 to WCKO. The station took the oldies format and call letters of Z-102 (102.5 FM) in Jasper when that station began targeting the Birmingham market in 1995. In 1996, the station switched formats and adopted its current Top 40 programming.
External links
- WZBQ official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WZBQ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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