WRZK
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WRZK
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = Colonial Heights, Tennessee
| area = Tri-Cities (Tennessee - Virginia)
| branding = 95.9 The Hog
| frequency = 95.9 MHz
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1997|4|4}}
| format = Active rock
| erp = 7,400 watts
| haat = {{convert|382|meters}}
| class = C2
| facility_id = 47076
| coordinates = {{coord|36|31|36|N|82|35|13|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WLJQ (1993–1997, CP)
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = Glenwood Communications Corporation
| licensee = Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation
| sister_stations = WKPT, WKTP, WOPI, WTFM, WVEK-FM
| webcast = [https://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/ce/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WRZK Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.wrzk.com/ wrzk.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WRZK (95.9 FM, "95.9 The Hog") is a commercial radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Colonial Heights, Tennessee, it serves the Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia. The station is owned by Glenwood Communications Corporation, through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation. It carries the nationally syndicated Free Beer and Hot Wings Show in morning drive time. The studios and offices are on Commerce Street in Kingsport.
WRZK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 7,400 watts. The transmitter is on Bays Mountain Road in Kingsport.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wrzk&x=13&y=4&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WRZK]
History
The station signed on the air on {{Start date and age|1997|4|4}}. While it was still a construction permit, the unbuilt station used the call sign
WLJQ. But just before it debuted, it switched its call letters. The Federal Communications Commission gave it the WRZK call sign on March 21, 1997.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=47076&Callsign=WRZK |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}
WRZK has always had a rock format. It was originally owned by Murray Communications with Dave Murray as the general manager.[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-All-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-411. Retrieved May 8, 2025.]
References
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External links
- [http://www.wrzk.com/ WRZK official website]
- [http://www.hvbcgroup.com/ Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation]
- {{FM station data|47076|WRZK}}
{{Tri-Cities TN / VA Radio}}
Category:Active rock radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1997
Category:1997 establishments in Tennessee
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