WQOP

Frank J. Reynolds established WMBR in Tampa in 1927; it was licensed by the Department of Commerce to the Premier Electric Company in January.{{cite news|url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-338342A1.pdf|title=Radio Service Bulletin|publisher=US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation|date=January 31, 1927|page=4}} First broadcasting for an hour a week,{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100033932/radio-agents-to-broadcast-3-more-hours/|date=May 13, 1927|page=32|title=Radio Agents to Broadcast 3 More Hours|newspaper=The Tampa Times|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} By June of that year, it was broadcasting on 1190 kHz with 100 watts.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100033946/list-of-new-wave-lengths-is-announced/|date=June 16, 1927|page=3|title=List Of New Wave Lengths Is Announced|newspaper=The Tampa Times|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} Studios were on Franklin Street{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100033975/radio-station-wmbr-takes-new-location/|date=December 3, 1928|page=9|title=Radio Station WMBR Takes New Location|newspaper=The Tampa Times|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} and in the Floridan Hotel;{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100033962/floridan-hotel-opens-new-radio-station-t/|date=January 22, 1928|page=2|title=Floridan Hotel Opens New Radio Station Tonight|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} the transmitter was on the roof of the hotel.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100034059/radio-days-in-tampa/|date=July 5, 1987|page=4-I|first=Leland|last=Hawes|title=Radio days in Tampa|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}}

The original frequency of 1190 kHz changed to 1210 kHz when the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) enacted General Order 40 on November 11, 1928.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100034049/new-radio-wave-lengths/|date=November 11, 1928|page=15|title=New Radio Wave Lengths|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|location=Orlando, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} WMBR was moved again to 1370 kHz in 1929 as part of frequency changes for a series of Florida stations, including the other Tampa station, WDAE, which went full-time for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100034083/station-wdae-here-granted-full-time-radi/|date=October 16, 1929|page=13|agency=Universal Service|title=Station WDAE Here Granted Full Time Radio Broadcasting|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}}

In September 1933, Reynolds applied to the FRC to move the station from Tampa to Jacksonville; it approved the shift in October.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100033780/wmbr-permitted-to-move-station-to/|date=October 6, 1933|page=7|title=WMBR Permitted To Move Station To Jacksonville|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} The move took place that December.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36576901/radio-station-wmbr-to-move/|date=December 11, 1933|page=3|title=Radio Station WMBR To Move|newspaper=The Tampa Times|location=Tampa, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 19, 2022}} Reynolds sold WMBR to the Florida Broadcasting Company in 1934; it moved to 1400 kHz with NARBA in 1941 and then to 1460 kHz, using 5,000 watts in 1948.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66097 |title= History Cards for WQOP|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)

In the 1960s, WMBR aired a Top 40 format and was known as "The Jacksonville Tiger". This gave Jacksonville a third station in the format, behind the higher-rated WAPE and WPDQ. DJs heard included Dick Blanchard, Brad "The Bad" Bradford, and Mike Davenport.{{cite news |work=Airheads Radio Survey Archive |title=WMBR Radio Surveys |url=http://las-solanas.com/arsa/station.php?rs=928 |access-date=May 7, 2019}}

WMBR and WPDQ switched frequencies (and licenses) in 1975, with WPDQ relocating from 600 kHz and WMBR relocating to the lower frequency.

In the late 1980s, WFYV was affiliated with Z Rock, a now-defunct network that aired a heavy metal music format.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}

From 1991 to 1997, WQOP operated with the callsign WFYV and was a news station, broadcasting CNN Headline News programming. Prior to that, it simulcast WFYV-FM ("Rock 105").{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} In 1996, this station was one of six stations in the Paxson Communications Jacksonville station group.{{cite news |work=The Florida Times-Union |title=Paxson Communications Co. Buys Another Jacksonville, Fla., Station |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6385357_ITM |quote=West Palm Beach-based Paxson already owns WPLA/93.3, WROO/107.3, WFSJ-FM/97.9, WNZS (AM)/930 and WZNZ (AM)/1460 in Jacksonville. |date=September 13, 1996}}

In September 1997, Paxson Jacksonville License, L.P., received a license to operate the station to serve the Jacksonville, Florida, area.{{cite web |title=REPORT NO. 44078 |url=http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac970917.txt |work=FCC Broadcast Actions |access-date=June 3, 2008 |date=September 17, 1997}} The station was on the air as early as February 1998.{{cite news |work=Jacksonville Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/1997/02/10/story7.html |title=JBJ offers new services to readers |access-date=June 3, 2008 |date=February 7, 1997}} As of January 1998, the station was owned or operated by Clear Channel Radio,{{cite news |work=Jacksonville Business Journal |title=Jacksonville radio station changes from talk to rock |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/1998/01/19/daily1.html |date=January 19, 1998 |access-date=June 3, 2008}} which it would be until Concord Media, Inc. took it over in 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Actions/ac990624.txt |work=FCC Broadcast Actions |title=Report No. 44515 |access-date=June 3, 2008 |date=June 24, 1999}}

In 2001, the station switched from a contemporary Christian music format to a business-talk format.{{cite news |title=WZNZ debuts business talk format |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2001/01/01/daily16.html |work=Jacksonville Business Journal |date=January 5, 2001 |access-date=June 3, 2008}}

In 2003, Salem Communications purchased the station from Concord Media Group as part of a four-station deal valued at $9.25 million.{{cite news |work=Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News |title=Firm to Buy Four Jacksonville, Fla., Radio Stations |date=February 13, 2003 |first=Mark |last=Basch |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7980952_ITM |quote=Salem Communications Corp. filed an application Monday with the Federal Communications Commission to acquire WBGB (106.5 FM), WJGR (1320 AM), WZAZ (1400 AM) and WZNZ (1460 AM) for $9.25 million.}} It retained the existing format.{{cite news |work=Jacksonville Business Journal |title=Radio Market Shifting |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2003/08/25/daily21.html |last=Stuart |first=Devan |date=August 27, 2003 |access-date=June 3, 2008}} It switched to a sports talk format known as "Rumble 1460".{{cite news |work=Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News |title=Jacksonville, Fla., to Gain Third Sports Radio Station |date=April 17, 2003 |first=Mark |last=Basch |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6089012_ITM |quote=Jacksonville already has WFXJ (930 AM), a Fox Sports affiliate owned by Clear Channel Communications Inc., and WZNZ (1460 AM), an ESPN affiliate.}} As sports talk station, WZNZ aired Jacksonville University baseball games as well as "Mike and Mike in the Mornings," "The Real Deal Show," "The Dan Patrick Show," and "The Frank Frangie Show."{{cite news |date=March 10, 2005 |work=CBS College Sports |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/031005abq.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524211221/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/031005abq.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |title=Baseball to Air on ESPN 1460 and 1320, The Patriot |quote=Jacksonville University has signed a contract with Salem Communications to broadcast more than 25 Dolphins baseball games live on Jacksonville's ESPN 1460 (WZNZ) and AM 1320, The Patriot (WJGR), during the 2005 season. The broadcast schedule includes 26 regular-season games, in addition to all Atlantic Sun Conference and NCAA postseason action. [...] ESPN 1460 was also home to Mike and Mike in the Mornings, The Real Deal Show, The Dan Patrick Show, and The Frank Frangie Show.}}

In December 2006, Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting purchased the station as part of a three-station deal valued at $2.8 million.{{cite news |work=Business Wire |title=Salem Communications Agrees to Sell Radio Stations in Jacksonville, Fla. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151566445.html |quote=Salem Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:SALM), a leading U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider and magazine publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values, today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell WZAZ (1400 AM), WJGR (1320 AM) and WZNZ (1460 AM) serving the Jacksonville, Florida market to Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation for $2.8 million. |date=September 18, 2006}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news |work=Jacksonville Business Journal |title=Host and station a match made in heaven |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2007/08/06/story4.html |last=Witkowski |first=Rachel |date=August 3, 2007 |access-date=June 3, 2008}} and referred to its programming as "The River of Life". The programming consisted of a mixture of local and syndicated religious oriented programming.{{cite news |work=Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL) |title=Cox Radio to move AM offerings to WBGB-FM |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151721179.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020134933/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-151721179.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |quote=The other two stations Chesapeake bought – WZAZ (1400 AM) and WZNZ (1460 AM) – will not see major changes, Hoot said. |first=Timothy J. |last=Gibbons |date=September 21, 2006}} The station remained an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, a Major League Baseball affiliation that was left over from the days when the station was a sports radio station. As of July 2008, the former website is still available ([http://www.1460theriver.com 1460theriver.com]).

WZNZ broadcast religious programming from April 2007 to January 2008, and prior to that, it was a sports station affiliated with ESPN Radio. It had a mix of local and national sports talk shows during this period.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}

As of January 2008, the station was operated by Andy Johnson.{{cite web |url=http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2008/01/jacksonville-gets-progressive.html |title=Jacksonville gets progressive |access-date=June 3, 2008}}{{Failed verification|date=July 2008}} It broadcast a mix of liberal, moderate, and conservative talk shows and was affiliated with CBS Radio News. It was also affiliated with national talk show hosts Ed Schultz (Jones Radio Network), Thom Hartmann (Air America Radio), and Lou Dobbs (United Stations). It also airs various Westwood One programs, including "Morning In America" with Jim Bohannon, "The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas", and "Beatle Brunch".{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}

In May 2008, the transfer of the license from Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting to Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. was announced in accordance with FCC regulations.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2008/db0508/DOC-282000A2.txt |title=REPORT NO. 26732 |work=FCC Broadcast Applications |date=May 8, 2008 |access-date=June 3, 2008}} The assignment of license was approved on July 14, 2008, and the deal was consummated on July 29, 2008.{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20080505ACE) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1252979 |date=July 29, 2008}}

Until July 30, 2008, WZNZ was a "progressive" talk show format station, carrying a mix of syndicated and local programming.[http://radiotime.com/station/s_24396/WZNZ.aspx WZNZ], Radio Time, accessed June 3, 2008

WZNZ featured live, local issues-driven talk programming in the Jacksonville radio market. It served as a community sounding board with hosts such as Andy Johnson, a local talk radio fixture who has been on the air in the market for twenty years. Other hosts were also featured in the daily weekday broadcast lineup, and the topics of discussion varied from local issues to national interests.

WZNZ was also home to unique music programs, especially during the weekends. All shows are locally produced in-house and include "Americana Saturday Night" with host Big Cosmo, "Progressive Roots" featuring politically driven folk music of the past and present hosted by Ken Connors and Ce Ce Sevrin, and "I, The Indie Music Show", hosted by John Maycumber, which was an eclectic mix of punk and electronica.{{Failed verification|date=July 2008}}

On July 30, 2008, most of the news and talk programming moved to sister station WBOB after the sale of the station to Queen of Peace Radio was consummated on July 29, 2008. WQOP was sold to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. in September 2019."[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/188679/immaculate-heart-media-buys-two-ams-in-jacksonvill Immaculate Heart Media Buys Two AMs In Jacksonville]", All Access Music Group. August 13, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1807452 Application Search Details – BAL-20190812AAR], fcc.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2019. On September 23, 2019, 1460AM and 1600AM became a part of Relevant Radio Network.

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