WZTQ

For the Hanceville, Alabama radio station that held the call sign WLYG at 1170 AM from 2007 to 2009, see WQHC.

WZTQ

City of license	Centre, Alabama
Branding	Joy Christian Radio
Frequency	1560 AM (kHz)
First air date	November 9, 1962
Format	Southern Gospel
Power	1000 watts (day only)
Class	D
Facility ID	54521
Transmitter coordinates	34°07′41″N 85°38′27″W / 34.12806°N 85.64083°W / 34.12806; -85.64083
Former callsigns	WAGC (1962-2003) WZTQ (2003-2007) WLYJ (2007-2012) WZTQ (2012-2013) WLYG (2013-2014)^[1]
Owner	Joy Christian Communications, Inc.
Website	joychristian.com

WZTQ (1560 AM, "Joy Christian Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Centre, Alabama. The station is owned by Joy Christian Communications, Inc. It airs a Southern Gospel music format.^[2]

History

This station signed on as WAGC, a 1,000 watt daytime-only AM station broadcasting at 1560 kHz under the ownership of Radio Centre, Inc.^[3] The station signed on with a country & western music format which it maintained throughout the remainder of the 1960s and all of the 1970s.^[4]

In August 2003, Radio Centre, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WAGC to Joy Christian Communications, Inc.^[5] As part of the deal, they had the Federal Communications Commission change the station's callsign to WZTQ on September 12, 2003.^[1] The sale was approved by the FCC on November 24, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2003.^[5]

This station was assigned the WLYJ call letters by the FCC on September 17, 2007, when it swapped with then-sister station WZTQ (now WJLX). It took on the WZTQ call letters again on February 23, 2012^[1] On May 16, 2013, the station changed to the WLYG call sign, and back again to the current WZTQ on October 13, 2014.

References

1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1964 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1964. p. B-4.
↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United State and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-3.
1 2 "Application Search Details (BAL-20030828AJE)". FCC Media Bureau. December 1, 2003.

External links

WZTQ official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WZTQ

Radio-Locator Information on WZTQ

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WZTQ

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WQOH – Irondale WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur WZTQ – Centre

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Daytime-Only radio stations in Alabama

Stations	WALQ - Carrville WBHY - Mobile WBIB - Centreville WBXR - Hazel Green WCNF - Dothan WDJL - Huntsville WDXZ - Robertsdale WEUV - Moulton WFHK - Pell City WGYV - Greenville WHOG - Hobson City WKAC - Athens WKAX - Russellville WQHC - Hanceville WQRX - Valley Head WRMG - Red Bay WTLM - Opelika WTOF - Bay Minette WURL - Moody WVSM - Rainsville WWGC - Albertville WYAM - Hartselle WYLS - York WZTQ - Centre WZZX - Lineville

Defunct	WBYE - Calera WCMA - Daleville WERH - Hamilton WMFC - Monroeville

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