WZLK

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WZLK
City of license Virgie, Kentucky
Branding Z Rock 107.5
Slogan "Pike County's Best Music"
Frequency 107.5 FM (MHz)
Format Rock
ERP 1450 watts
HAAT 207 meters (680 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 34002
Transmitter Coordinates 37°27′57″N, 82°33′04″W
Owner East Kentucky Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations WBTH, WDHR, WEKB, WLSI, WPKE, WPKE-FM, WPRT, WXCC
Website http://www.1075zrock.com

WZLK (107.5 FM, "Z Rock 107.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Virgie, Kentucky. The station is owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting.

It airs a rock music format.[1] Notable programming includes syndicated host Kidd Kraddick in the morning, plus local hosts Dave Stanford on mid-days, Walt May on afternoons, and Tia Maria on evenings.[2]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since August 21, 1992.[3]

[edit] History

WZLK signed on the air in August of 1992 under the ownership of Kenneth and Lonnie Osborne. The first songs to play were that of a classic country nature blended with Kentucky bluegrass. THe station was co-owned with WLSI-AM in Pikeville, KY. WZLK became a second country outlet in Pike County. FCC.GOV

The ownership changed in 2003 when WZLK and WLSI were purchased by Eastern Kentucky Broadcasting. FCC.GOV

In March of 2005, East Kentucky broadcasting changed the format of WZLK to a hybrid CHR/Rock format. Giving Pike County a local outlet for Top 40/Rock music.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  2. ^ About Us. WZLK official website.
  3. ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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