WRTZ
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Broadcast area | Roanoke metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | True Oldies WRTZ |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| Format | Oldies |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Metromark Media, LC |
| History | |
First air date | February 28, 1953 |
Former call signs | WRIS (1953–2013) |
Call sign meaning | Roanoke True Oldies |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 73955 | |
| Class | D |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
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WRTZ (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia.[2] WRTZ is owned and operated by Metromark Media, LC.[3] It broadcasts an oldies radio format supplied by The True Oldies Channel. It plays the hits of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, hosted by Scott Shannon and other disc jockeys.
By day, WRTZ is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional, to protect other stations on 1410 AM from interference at night, it greatly reduces power to 72 watts. Its transmitter is on Luckett Street NW in Roanoke.[4]
History
The station signed on the air as WRIS on February 28, 1953. It was originally a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night. In the 1970s, it was a full service, middle of the road station, broadcasting popular adult music, news and sports. It was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WRTZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WRTZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRTZ
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-222, Broadcasting & Cable
External links
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- WRTZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WRTZ". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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