WTMZ | |
City: | Dorchester Terrace--Brentwood, South Carolina |
Area: | Charleston metropolitan area |
Branding: | The Zone 94.7 |
Frequency: | 910 kHz |
Format: | Sports |
Power: | 500 watts |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 72370 |
Coordinates: | 32.8719°N -79.9761°W |
Callsign Meaning: | W TeaMZ (former branding) |
Former Callsigns: | WKCN (1982–1990) WVVO (1990–1993) |
Affiliations: | Fox Sports Radio ESPN Radio Infinity Sports Network |
Owner: | Kirkman Broadcasting, Inc. |
Sister Stations: | WJNI, WQSC, WQNT, WTMZ-FM |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | charlestonsportsradio.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WTMZ (910 kHz, "The Zone") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a sports radio format.[1] It is licensed to Dorchester Terrace and Brentwood, two communities in North Charleston, South Carolina. It serves the Charleston metropolitan area. The station is owned by Kirkman Broadcasting with offices and studios on Markfield Drive in Charleston.
In addition to being heard on 910 AM, WTMZ is also simulcast on 99-watt FM translator 94.7 W234CV in Charleston.
Most of WTMZ's programming comes from Fox Sports Radio. On weekdays, it also carries The Jim Rome Show from the Infinity Sports Network, The Dan Patrick Show from Fox Sports Radio and The Paul Finebaum Show from ESPN's Charlotte studios.
The station signed on the air in . Its original call sign was WKCN. It also used the call letters WVVO before becoming WTMZ in 1993.
On August 17, 2020, WTMZ ended its simulcast of 98.9 WTMZ-FM "ESPN Charleston" and began airing sports programming previously heard on WQSC.[2] WQSC switched to a classic hits format.
While 98.9 WTMZ-FM carries mostly ESPN Radio programs, WTMZ 910 and 94.7 air mostly Fox Sports Radio shows.