WRZK

WRZK
Broadcast areaTri-Cities (Tennessee - Virginia)
Frequency95.9 MHz
Branding95.9 The Hog
Programming
FormatActive rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Glenwood Communications Corporation
  • (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation)
WKPT, WKTP, WOPI, WTFM, WVEK-FM
History
First air date
April 4, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-04-04)
Former call signs
WLJQ (1993–1997, CP)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47076
ClassC2
ERP7,400 watts
HAAT382 meters (1,253 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°31′36″N 82°35′13″W / 36.52667°N 82.58694°W / 36.52667; -82.58694
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrzk.com

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.[2]

History

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The station signed on the air on April 4, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-04-04). While it was still a construction permit, the unbuilt station used the call sign WLJQ.[3] But just before it debuted, it switched its call letters. The Federal Communications Commission gave it the WRZK call sign on March 21, 1997.[3]

Former logo

WRZK has always had a rock format. It was originally owned by Murray Communications with Dave Murray as the general manager.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRZK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRZK
  3. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-411. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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