WZZP

WZZP
Broadcast areaClarksville-Hopkinsville area
Frequency97.5 MHz
BrandingZ97.5
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
AffiliationsUnited Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC)
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 ID83979
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°45′47″N 87°26′59″W / 36.76306°N 87.44972°W / 36.76306; -87.44972
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitez975.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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZZP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.