| WZTA | |
| City: | Vero Beach, Florida |
| Area: | Treasure Coast |
| Branding: | The Patriot |
| Frequency: | 1370 kHz |
| Format: | Conservative talk radio |
| Language: | English |
| Class: | D |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Facility Id: | 41067 |
| Coordinates: | 27.6003°N -80.3925°W |
| Owner: | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
| Licensee: | iHM Licenses, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | WAVW, WBZT, WCZR, WJNO, WKGR, WLDI, WOLL, WQOL, WZZR |
| 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.[1] WZTA broadcasts a 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.[2]
On October 24, 1954, the station signed on as WNTM.[3] It originally was a 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.[4] [5]
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".[6]