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WZZQ
Gaffney, South Carolina;
Frequency	1500 kHz
Branding	Gaffney's Hot FM
Programming
Format	Adult hits, local news and sports
Ownership
Owner	Dennis Fowler; (Fowler Broadcast Communications Inc.);
History
First air date	1962 (as WEAC)
Former call signs	WEAC (1962–2009)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23005
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 500 watts critical hours;
Transmitter coordinates	35°05′18″N 81°38′40″W / 35.08833°N 81.64444°W
Translator(s)	104.3 W282AX (Gaffney)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wzzqradio.com

WZZQ (1500 AM) is a radio station licensed to Gaffney, South Carolina.

As WEAC, the station took over the former programming of sister FM WAGI in 2007.^[2] WOLT took over Gaffney High School broadcasts. Dennis Fowler, who served as Gaffney Broadcasting station manager, bought WEAC at the time Davidson Media Group bought WAGI.^[3]

Unless the listener was in Cherokee County, it was nearly impossible to receive the AM broadcast, due to its low power 1,000 watt daytime only transmitter. WZZQ transmits from the original WAGI studio on Providence Road in Gaffney and broadcast in the daytime only until August 23, 2009, when the translator W282AX was added at 104.3 to add nighttime programming and a wider signal range.^[2]

For the 2009 season, Gaffney High School sports moved from WOLT to WZZQ's FM translator.^[2]

WZZQ began broadcasting pre-game coverage of the football games of the Limestone College Saints during their debut season in 2014. WZZQ also airs broadcasts of "Saints Live!" relating to Limestone sports from Limestone's campus and Fatz Cafe in Gaffney. The program often features interviews with student athletes from Limestone.

On July 6, 2015, WZZQ changed its format from country to adult hits, branded as "Gaffney's Hot FM".

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WZZQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b ^c Spencer, Janet (August 24, 2009). "New FM station to provide 24-hour service to Cherokee County". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
^ Powell, Scott (August 1, 2008). "Fowler reaches agreement to acquire WEAC 1500 AM radio station Gaffney". Gaffney Ledger. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 23005 (WZZQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WZZQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 156310 (W282AX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W282AX at FCCdata.org
Gaffney Ledger Editorial on the WAGI format change

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WZZQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[WZZQ-2] Spencer, Janet (August 24, 2009). "New FM station to provide 24-hour service to Cherokee County". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2009.

[3] Powell, Scott (August 1, 2008). "Fowler reaches agreement to acquire WEAC 1500 AM radio station Gaffney". Gaffney Ledger. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

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