WZAP
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Broadcast area | Tri-Cities |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 690 kHz |
| Branding | WZAP 690AM/93.3FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
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| History | |
Former call signs | WCYB |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 55004 | |
| Class | D |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Template:Radio Relay |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Website | 933wzap |
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WZAP is a religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bristol, Virginia, serving the Tri-Cities area. WZAP is owned and operated by Glen & Rita Harlow, through licensee RGH Communications Inc.[2]
History
The station was founded by Appalachian Broadcasting, a consortium of local businessmen, in December 1946 under the call sign WCYB. The station's initial format was country music, including such notable acts as the Stanley Brothers.[3] Appalachian Broadcasting signed on WCYB-TV in 1956. In 1969, Appalachian's owners decided to retire. The FCC had by this time barred common ownership of television and radio stations, so the radio station was sold to another local businessman, James Ayers, who changed the call letters to WZAP. Ayers died in 1975, and in 1976, his estate sold the station to general manager Al Morris and his company, RAM Communications. In 2017, RAM Communications sold the station to Chuck Lawson and Awaken Broadcasting, Inc. The current owner Glen & Rita Harlow, RGH Communications, Inc. received transfer of the license on December 30, 2020.[4]
Prior to the dominance of FM radio, WZAP was the number one station in the Tri-Cities TN/VA market, playing country/western music with a personality-DJ format. The station switched to its current Southern gospel format in 1982.
Some key on-air personnel over the years included Glen Harlow, Dave Ray, Ray Hutchins, Greg Hutchins, and Ed Spiegel. WZAP's longtime chief engineer was John Faniola, who could often be heard testing the station's transmitter late into the overnight hours.
Effective December 30, 2020, Awaken Broadcasting Inc. sold WZAP to RGH Communications Inc.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WZAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WZAP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The WCYB Radio Tapes". Johnson City: East Tennessee State University. 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of WZAP - 1946 to 2009". 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
External links
- WZAP 690 Radio on Facebook
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- WZAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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