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| Broadcast area | Clarksville-Hopkinsville area |
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| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| Branding | Z97.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCVQ, WKFN, WNZE, WQEZ, WRND, WVVR | |
| History | |
First air date | June 29, 2000 |
Former call signs | WTNK (6/2000-10/2000) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 83979 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′47″N 87°26′59″W / 36.76306°N 87.44972°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | z975.com |
WZZP (97.5 FM "Z97.5") is a mainstream rock radio station that serves Clarksville, Tennessee, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Owned by Saga Communications and operated as part of its Five Star Media Group, it debuted with a classic hits format in 2000, switching to the active rock format in 2003. WZZP operates at 6,000 watts from an antenna located in Hopkinsville.
Saga Communications also operates WVVR 100.3 Country, WRND 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. According to FCC records, the station began as WTNK-FM which stood for "Tennessee aNd Kentucky" on June 29, 2000. The station changed calls to the present day WZZP-FM on October 20, 2000. Saga Communications, purchased the station from Southern Broadcasting, Inc.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZZP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.