WZMG

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WZMG
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Broadcast area
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]910 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Crimson Tide Sports Network
Ownership
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WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WPCH, WTLM
History
First air date
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Former call signs
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  • WTXN (1979–1991)
  • WDAK (1991–1994)
  • WTLM (1994–1997)
Call sign meaning
"Magic" (former branding)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
24255
ClassD
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  • 650 watts (day)
  • 56 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
Public license information
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WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitefoxsportsthegame.iheart.com

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WZMG (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting sports and a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.[3] Licensed to Pepperell, Alabama,[4] United States, the station serves the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. WZMG features some programming from Westwood One.[5]

History

In August 1998, Fuller Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Root Communications License Company, L.P., as part of a five-station deal.[6] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 5, 1998, and the transaction was consummated in December 1998.[7] Gary Fuller, president and CEO of Fuller Broadcasting Company from 1985 until he sold the company in December 1998, was elected mayor of Opelika, Alabama, in August 2004.[8]

In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.[10]

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Logo as "The Touch"

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WZMG, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[11] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

On December 15, 2015, WZMG changed its format to gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 910".[12]

On July 1, 2019, WZMG changed its format to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game".

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Complete-Television-Radio-Cable-Directory-2017-Radio.pdf" (PDF).
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WZMG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WZMG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pepperell (Lee County, AL)".
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brumley, Cecil G. (August 5, 1998). "Root Communications buying five more stations". Daytona Beach News-Journal. p. 12A.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Broadcast Actions Report No. 44343". FCC Media Bureau. October 8, 1998.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A little about Mayor Gary Fuller". The City of Opelika. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Changing Hands - 3/17/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. March 17, 2003.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BALH-20030307ACE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 2, 2003.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  12. ^ WZMG Flips to Gospel

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