WZMG
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| Broadcast area | Auburn-Opelika, Alabama |
| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WPCH, WTLM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1979[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Magic" (former branding) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24255 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 650 watts day 56 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°39′26″N 85°25′27″W / 32.65722°N 85.42417°W |
| Repeater(s) | 1310 WPCH (West Point, Georgia) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | foxsportsthegame |
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
[edit]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]
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
[edit]- ^ "Complete-Television-Radio-Cable-Directory-2017-Radio.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZMG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WZMG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Pepperell (Lee County, AL)".
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Brumley, Cecil G. (August 5, 1998). "Root Communications buying five more stations". Daytona Beach News-Journal. p. 12A.
- ^ "Broadcast Actions Report No. 44343". FCC Media Bureau. October 8, 1998.
- ^ "A little about Mayor Gary Fuller". The City of Opelika. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ^ "Changing Hands - 3/17/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. March 17, 2003.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20030307ACE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 2, 2003.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ WZMG Flips to Gospel
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 24255 (WZMG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZMG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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