WNKZ-FM | |
Above: | Simulcast of WKNZ, Harrington, Delaware |
City: | Pocomoke City, Maryland |
Country: | US |
Branding: | The Bridge |
Format: | Christian adult contemporary |
Erp: | 2,950 watts |
Haat: | 144m (472feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 60884 |
Coordinates: | 38.1431°N -75.6647°W |
Owner: | The Bridge of Hope, Inc. |
Sister Stations: | WNJH, WKNZ |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WNKZ-FM is a Christian adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pocomoke City, Maryland, serving Princess Anne, Salisbury, and Crisfield in Maryland. WNKZ-FM is owned and operated by The Bridge of Hope, Inc.
WNKZ-FM signed on as WZJZ in October 2000. On March 7, 2016, Sebago Broadcasting Company, under the licensee of GSB Broadcasting, LLC, closed on the sale of the then-WICO-FM. On the same date, WICO-FM began simulcasting its new sister station, WCTG, and that station's adult hits format. On April 1, 2017, WICO-FM went silent and returned to the air on May 1, 2017, with a simulcast of Christian adult contemporary-formatted WKNZ 88.7 FM Harrington, Delaware. On June 16, 2017, WKNZ's owner The Bridge of Hope, Inc. consummated the purchase of WICO-FM for $250,000.
On November 10, 2017, WICO-FM changed its call letters to WNKZ-FM.