WZPL

Infobox Radio station
name = WZPL


city = Greenfield, Indiana
area = Indianapolis, Indiana
branding = Z99.5
slogan = "Today's Best Music"
airdate = 1964
frequency = 99.5 MHz
format = Hot Adult Contemporary
power =
erp = 19,000 watts
haat = 236 m
class = B
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Entercom
licensee =
sister_stations = WXNT, WNTR
webcast = [http://wmc1.liquidviewer.net/WZPL Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wzpl.com/ www.wzpl.com]
affiliations =

WZPL (99.5 FM) is a radio station based in Greenfield, Indiana, and serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The station, known as "Z99.5," airs a hot adult contemporary format. WZPL is owned by Entercom.

History

The station began as WSMJ in 1964. They changed to a disco format and the call sign WIKS-FM ("Kiss 99") in 1979. Later, a contemporary hit radio format was adopted which, aside from a brief experiment playing classic rock in 1989, has continued to this day, though in more of an adult-oriented direction.

The WZPL call sign was adopted in 1983, but over the years the station has referred to itself by various informal names, including "Z99.5", "Indy's Apple WZPL," "99 1/2 WZPL," and "99 1/2 ZPL." Sister stations include WXNT and WNTR.

The station features The Smiley Morning Show, hosted by Dave Smiley, weekday mornings and Kelly McKay in the afternoons.

HD Radio

In 2005, WZPL became one of the first Indianapolis-area radio stations to broadcast their signal in HD Radio. In 2006, they introduced a stream of All Comedy Radio, a 24-hour comedy station, also known as "The Laugh Button," on their alternate HD-2 signal frequency. [cite web|url=http://www.wzpl.com/pages/235377.php|title=WZPL-HD2 All Comedy Radio|publisher=WZPL|accessdate=2008-02-21]

References

External links

* [http://www.wzpl.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.well.com/~irw/stations/wzpl.html Indiana Radio Archive, WZPL]
* [http://www.allcomedyradio.com/ All Comedy Radio]
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