WZTA

Radio station in Vero Beach, Florida, United States
27°36′1.00″N 80°23′33.00″W / 27.6002778°N 80.3925000°W / 27.6002778; -80.3925000Translator(s)107.9 W300BQ (Vero Beach)Links
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WebcastListen LiveWebsiteveropatriot.iheart.com

WZTA (1370 AM) is a commercial radio station in Vero Beach, Florida. The station serves the Treasure Coast area and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2] WZTA broadcasts a conservative talk radio format, and is known on air as "The Patriot".

Programming on WZTA is also heard on FM translator W300BQ at 107.9 MHz.[3]

History

On October 24, 1954, the station signed on as WNTM.[4] It originally was a daytimer, required to leave the air at sunset every night. It was owned by Central Florida Broadcasting and had a power of 1,000 watts, days only. It was a rare station in that era to have a female president, Naomi T. Murrell. WNTM was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS).

The station later changed its call sign to WAXE.[5][6]

Until July 2, 2020, WZTA had broadcast a talk radio format and carried syndicated programming from Premiere Networks and Fox News Radio. During evening and overnight hours from 7 pm to 5 am, the station played adult standards music.

On November 1, 2023, WZTA changed their format from oldies to conservative talk, branded as "The Patriot".[7]

Old WTZA logo during its News Talk Information format until 2020

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZTA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WZTA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W300BQ
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1956 page 98
  5. ^ Fybush, Scott (2015-10-30). "Site of the Week 10/30/2015: Florida's Treasure Coast". Fybush.com.
  6. ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Call Sign History". licensing.fcc.gov.
  7. ^ WZTA Drops Oldies For The Patriot Radioinsight - November 1, 2023

External links

  • WZTA in the FCC AM station database
  • WZTA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • W300BQ in the FCC FM station database
  • W300BQ at FCCdata.org
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