WZZP

Infobox Radio station
name = WZZP


city = Hopkinsville, Kentucky
area =
slogan =
branding = "Z97.5everything Thatrocks"
frequency = 97.5 MHz
airdate =
share = 6.0, #5
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Clarksville-Hopkinsville Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Clarksville-Hopkinsville&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio and Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Active Rock
power =
erp = 6,000 watts -
haat = 100.0 meters
class = A
facility_id = 83979
coordinates = coord|36|45|47.00|N| 87|26|59.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WTNK (2000)
owner = Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.z975.com z975.com]
affiliations =

WZZP ("Z97.5") is an Active Rock radio station that serves Clarksville, Tennessee, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Owned by Saga Communications, it debuted with a Classic Hits format in 2000, switching to the active rock format in 2003. WZZP operates at 3000 watts from an antenna located in Hopkinsville.

Saga Communications also operates WVVR 100.3 Country, WEGI 94.3 Classic Hits, WCVQ 107.9 Adult Contemporary, and WKFN 540 AM Sports, as a cluster from its main offices in Clarksville.

Southern Broadcasting, Inc., with its President Thomas T. Cassetty applied to the FCC for a construction permit to build WZZP FM on November 9, 1999. Licensed to Hopkinsville, Ky. According to FCC records the station began as WTNK- FM which stood for “T) Tennessee aNd K) entucky on 06/29/2000. The station changed calls to the present day WZZP- FM 10/20/2000. Saga Communications, Inc., purchased the station from Southern Broadcasting, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as WTNK on 2000-06-29. on 2000-10-20, the station changed its call sign to the current WZZP. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=83979&Callsign=WZZP |title=WZZP Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

References

External links

*FM station data|WZZP
Clarksville-Hopkinsville Radio