WZMG | |
City: | Pepperell, Alabama |
Area: | Auburn-Opelika, Alabama |
Branding: | Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game |
Frequency: | 910 kHz WPCH 1310 kHz |
Airdate: | [1] |
Format: | Sports |
Power: | 650 watts day 56 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 24255 |
Coordinates: | 32.6572°N -85.4242°W |
Callsign Meaning: | W Z MaGic (former branding) |
Former Callsigns: | WTXN (1979–1991) WDAK (1991–1994) WTLM (1994–1997) |
Affiliations: | Fox Sports Radio |
Owner: | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
Licensee: | iHM Licenses, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WPCH, WTLM |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WZMG (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting sports and a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.[2] Licensed to Pepperell, Alabama,[3] United States, the station serves the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The station is currently owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. WZMG features some programming from Westwood One.[4]
In August 1998, Fuller Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Root Communications License Company, L.P., as part of a five-station deal.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 5, 1998, and the transaction was consummated in December 1998.[6] Gary Fuller, president and CEO of Fuller Broadcasting Company from 1985 until he sold the company in December 1998, was elected mayor of Opelika, Alabama, in August 2004.[7]
In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million.[8] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.[9]
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WZMG, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[10] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
On December 15, 2015, WZMG changed their format to gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 910".[11]
On July 1, 2019, WZMG changed their format to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game".