WZRK (AM)

{{short description|Active rock radio station in Dodgeville, Wisconsin}}

{{for|the defunct radio station in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin|WZRK (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WZRK

| logo = WZRK ZROCK96.9 logo.jpg

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Dodgeville, Wisconsin

| area = Dodgeville/Madison

| branding = 96.9 Z Rock

| frequency = 810 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|96.9|W245DE|Dodgeville}}

| airdate = {{start date|1967|11|1}} (as WDMP)

| format = Active rock

| power = {{ubl|250 watts day|10 watts night}}

| class = D

| facility_id = 17054

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|42|55|10.00|N|90|8|6.00|W|region:US-WI_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WDMP (1968–2018)

| affiliations =

| owner = Dodge Point Broadcasting Company

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WDMP-FM

| webcast = [https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/index.cfm?stationCallSign=Wzrk Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.zrock969.com zrock969.com]

}}

WZRK (810 kHz, "96.9 Z-Rock") is an AM radio station broadcasting an active rock music format.{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |accessdate=2009-11-07}} Licensed to Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves southwest Wisconsin and the West Madison Metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Dodge Point Broadcasting Company.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WZRK |title=WZRK Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2009-11-07}}

On August 9, 2018, the then-WDMP dropped its country simulcast with WDMP-FM and changed its format to active rock, branded as "96.9 Z-Rock" and simulcasting on FM translator W245DE 96.9 FM Dodgeville.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/169941/z-rock-debuts-in-southwest-wisconsin/ Z-Rock Debuts in Southwest Wisconsin] Radioinsight - August 14, 2018 The station changed its call sign to WZRK on August 10, 2018.

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