WZMG

WZMG
  • Pepperell, Alabama
  • United States
Broadcast area
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game
Programming
FormatSports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01)[1]
Former call signs
  • WTXN (1979–1991)
  • WDAK (1991–1994)
  • WTLM (1994–1997)
Call sign meaning
"Magic" (former branding)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
24255
ClassD
Power
  • 650 watts (day)
  • 56 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°39′26″N 85°25′27″W / 32.65722°N 85.42417°W / 32.65722; -85.42417
Repeater1310 WPCH (West Point)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitefoxsportsthegame.iheart.com

WZMG (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format.[3] Licensed to Pepperell, Alabama,[4] United States, the station serves the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. WZMG is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate and features some programming from Westwood One.[5]

History

In August 1998, Fuller Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Root Communications License Company, L.P., as part of a five-station deal.[6] The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 5, 1998, and the transaction was consummated in December 1998.[7] Gary Fuller, president and CEO of Fuller Broadcasting Company from 1985 until he sold the company in December 1998, was elected mayor of Opelika, Alabama, in August 2004.[8]

In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.[10]

Logo as "The Touch"

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WZMG, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[11] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

On December 15, 2015, WZMG dropped its previous "InTouch 910" urban adult contemporary programming from Westwood One's The Touch and changed its format to gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 910" and using iHeartMedia's internal Premium Choice service.[12] On July 1, 2019, WZMG replaced "Hallelujah" with sports programming from Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game" in reflection of its simulcast with WPCH (1310 AM) in West Point, Georgia.

References

  1. ↑ "Complete-Television-Radio-Cable-Directory-2017-Radio.pdf" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WZMG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WZMG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Pepperell (Lee County, AL)".
  5. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ↑ Brumley, Cecil G. (August 5, 1998). "Root Communications buying five more stations". Daytona Beach News-Journal. p. 12A.
  7. ↑ "Broadcast Actions Report No. 44343". FCC Media Bureau. October 8, 1998.
  8. ↑ "A little about Mayor Gary Fuller". The City of Opelika. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Changing Hands - 3/17/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. March 17, 2003.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20030307ACE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 2, 2003.
  11. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ WZMG Flips to Gospel
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