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| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.1MHz |
| Branding | 94.1 ZBQ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WACT,WRTR,WTXT | |
| History | |
First air date | February 1, 1970; 55 years ago (1970-02-01)[1] |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70264 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 307 meters (1,007 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 941zbq.iheart.com |
WZBQ (94.1FM, "94.1 ZBQ") is aTop 40 (CHR) music formattedradio station licensed toCarrollton, Alabama, with studios located inTuscaloosa. The station is owned byiHeartMedia.
WZBQ serves west-centralAlabama and most of east-centralMississippi with an ERP of 98,000 Watts, broadcasting at 94.1MHz. The station was formerly the Tuscaloosa FM affiliate of theAlabama Crimson Tide football network. Cities in WZBQ's primary coverage area include Tuscaloosa, Carrollton,Aliceville andFayette in Alabama andColumbus andStarkville in Mississippi.
The station signed on as WWAG on February 1, 1970. In 1973, the station changed call letters to WAQT, then in 1990 to WCKO. The station took theoldies format and call letters ofZ-102 (102.5 FM) in Jasper when that station began targeting theBirminghammarket in 1987. In 1988, the station switched formats and adopted its current Top 40 programming. The very popular nationally syndicated morning show "Steve & DC" became partners at WZBQ-FM in the late 1980s. They were later syndicated to WZBQ from their base in St. Louis, Mo. Popular Birmingham DJ Coyote J Calhoun (WERC 1974-1979) was hired from WQUE FM New Orleans to do 7pm to 12 midnight.
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