WZLK

Infobox Radio station
name = WZLK


city = Virgie, Kentucky
area =
branding = "Z Rock 107.5"
slogan = "Pike County's Best Music"
frequency = 107.5 FM (MHz)
airdate =
format = CHRPOP
erp = 1450 watts
haat = 207 meters (680 feet)
class = A
facility_id = 34002
coordinates = coord|37|27|57|N|82|33|04|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
affiliations =
owner = East Kentucky Broadcasting Corporation
licensee =
sister_stations = WBTH, WDHR, WEKB, WLSI, WPKE, WPKE-FM, WPRT, WXCC
webcast =
website = http://www.1075zrock.com

WZLK (107.5 FM, "Z Rock 107.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Virgie, Kentucky. The station is owned by East Kentucky Broadcasting.

It airs a rock music format. [ cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WZLK |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron] Notable programming includes syndicated host Kidd Kraddick in the morning, plus local hosts Dave Stanford on mid-days, Walt May on afternoons, and Tia Maria on evenings.cite web |url=http://www.1075zrock.com/about.htm |title=About Us |work=WZLK official website]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since August 21, 1992.cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=34002&Callsign=WZLK |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database ]

History

WZLK signed on the air in August of 1992 under the ownership of Kenneth and Lonnie Osborne. The first songs to play were that of a classic country nature blended with Kentucky bluegrass. THe station was co-owned with WLSI-AM in Pikeville, KY. WZLK became a second country outlet in Pike County. [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=34002 FCC.GOV]

The ownership changed in 2003 when WZLK and WLSI were purchased by Eastern Kentucky Broadcasting. [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=34002 FCC.GOV]

In March of 2005, East Kentucky broadcasting changed the format of WZLK to a hybrid CHR/Rock format. Giving Pike County a local outlet for Top 40/Rock music.

References

External links

* [http://www.1075zrock.com/ WZLK official website]
* [http://ekbradio.com/index.php?n=2&id=15 East Kentucky Broadcasting]
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