Radio station in Vero Beach, Florida, United States
For the radio station in Miami, Florida that previously used the WZTA callsign, see
WZTU .
WZTA Broadcast area Treasure Coast Frequency 1370 kHz Branding The Patriot Language(s) English Format Conservative talk radio Owner WAVW , WBZT , WCZR , WJNO , WKGR , WLDI , WOLL , WQOL , WZZR First air date
October 22, 1954 (1954-10-22 ) Former call signs
WNTM (1954-?) WAXE (?-2005) Licensing authority
FCC Facility ID 41067 Class D Power 1,000 watts (day) 74 watts (night Transmitter coordinates
27°36′1.00″N 80°23′33.00″W / 27.6002778°N 80.3925000°W / 27.6002778; -80.3925000 Translator(s) 107.9 W300BQ (Vero Beach) Public license information
Webcast Listen Live Website veropatriot.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] 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] 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]
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