WNZE
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Broadcast area | Clarksville–Hopkinsville |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | 105.5 The Patriot |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk |
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| WCVQ, WKFN, WQEZ, WRND, WVVR, WZZP | |
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First air date | October 14, 1941[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | C |
| Power | 380 watts |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | patriot1055.com |
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WNZE (1400 AM, "105.5 The Patriot") is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format.[3] 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.[4]
History
The station, which was the first radio station to be licensed in Clarksville by the Federal Communications Commission,[5] was granted a construction permit as WJZM on February 19, 1941. It was originally slated to broadcast at 1370 kilocycles, but the permit was modified to reassign the station to 1400 kilocycles as part of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement.[6] WJZM signed on the air as Clarksville's pioneer station at 9 a.m. on the morning of October 14, 1941. The station offered a wide variety of programming in its early years, broadcasting a 17-hour schedule each day.[1]Template:R/superscript For much of its first 60 years on the air, the station had an affiliation with the Mutual Broadcasting System.[7][8]
Local businessman Hank Bonecutter, who started his radio career at WJZM in 1973, purchased the station in 1994 under the business name Cumberland Radio Partners, Inc., which he sold to a group of other local businessmen in 2012.[5]Template:R/superscript
In 2018, the station's callsign was changed to WVWB, and became a country music station after many years serving as a News/Talk station. The station launched FM translator W288DQ (105.5 MHz) to simulcast the AM signal for FM users. Two more callsign changes occurred; the station became WWNZ in 2019, and then WVWF in January 2020. After the station was sold to Saga Communications, Inc., the station's callsign was changed to WBQL in 2020.[1]Template:R/superscript
On March 17, 2021, WNZE changed its format from country to conservative talk, branded as "NewZee 105.5".[9] On January 8, 2024, WNZE rebranded as "105.5 The Patriot".[10]
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.[11] For decades, the station was an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network but dropped the affiliation before the 2018 baseball season.
Previous logos
File:WVWB 105.5TheBull logo.png File:WNZE 105.5-1400 NewsTalk logo.png
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Chris (November 6, 2020). "Former WJZM radio station to join 5 Star Media Group". ClarksvilleNow.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WNZE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WJZM Home Page". WJZM. Winter 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WNZE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WJZM Radio transfers ownership". Clarksville Online. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WJZM (covering 1941–1980)". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alicoate, Jack, ed. (1942). Radio Annual (5th ed.). New York City: The Radio Daily. pp. 559–560.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting Yearbook (1959 ed.). Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1959. p. B-230.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Saga Launches NewZee In Clarksville". Radioinsight. March 17, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WNZE Relaunches as The Patriot". Radioinsight. January 8, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."University of Tennessee Athletics". University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
External links
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- WNZE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W288DQ at FCCdata.org
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