WZKY

WZKY

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Albemarle, North Carolina
Frequency	1580 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
Branding	Oldies Radio 1580
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	Stanly Communications
Sister stations	WSPC
History
First air date	July 9, 1956
Technical information
Facility ID	49044
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 12 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′38.00″N 80°10′39.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WZKY Online

WZKY (1580 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Albemarle, North Carolina, USA. The station is owned by Stanly Communications.

WZKY broadcasts an oldies music format that at one time included programming from the Classic Hits network by ABC Radio.

WZKY is where Bob Harris, "Voice of the Blue Devils, got his start in the radio business".

History

In 1967, Bob Harris, now voice of the Duke Blue Devils, offered to take over the job of announcing West Stanly High School football games for WZKY, though his only experience had been as a student announcer for Albemarle High School (North Carolina) Albemarle High School basketball. WZKY station manager Ralph Gardner gave Harris a reel-to-reel tape recorder because the 250-watt station could only broadcast during the daylight hours, and the game would not air until 11 the A.M. on Saturday.

Harris became morning host and sports director, and added more games, including boys' and girls' basketball, until, a 2009 Salisbury Post article said, "By 1975, WZKY was originating more sports programming than any other station in the state." Harris remained sports director at WZKY for eight years before moving to WDNC.

External links

• WZKY in the FCC AM station database
• WZKY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database