WRRZ
City of license | Clinton, North Carolina |
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Slogan | Double R Country |
Frequency | 880 kHz |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Power | 1,000 watts day only |
Class | D |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°58′40″N 78°18′15″W / 34.97778°N 78.30417°W |
Owner | Sanchez Broadcasting |
WRRZ (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. It is licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, USA, and serves the area. The station is owned by Sanchez Broadcasting.
History
WRRZ signed on April 5, 1947.[1]
In 1966, the station's tower was blown down by high winds that caused widespread damage in North Carolina.[2]
For most of its history, the station played country music and Southern gospel. The station's 1000-watt signal covered 28 counties. The last day that WRRZ played a county music format was February 14, 2003.
After 25 years at the station, Dave Denton sold WRRZ to Victor and Martha Sanchez, who had bought time on the station since 1990, in a deal effective February 7, 2003.The station is no longer on the air.[3]
References
- ↑ "WRRZ Takes Air as 1 kw Outlet at Clinton, N.C." (PDF). Broadcasting. April 21, 1947. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "North Carolina Raked by Destructive Winds". Statesville Record & Landmark. February 14, 1966. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Michael Futch, "8 Will Lose Jobs in Station's Sale," The Fayetteville Observer, February 15, 2003.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRRZ
- Radio-Locator Information on WRRZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRRZ
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