WZKT
Broadcast areaKinston-Goldsboro
Frequency97.7 MHz
Branding97.7 Katie Country
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerNew Age Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
September 15, 1976 (as WQDW)[1]
Former call signs
WQDW (1976-1990)[1]
WKCP (1990-1991)
WQDW-FM (1991-1994)
WZBR (1994-2004)
WWNF (2004-2006)
WKIX (2006-2008)
WEQR (2008-2014)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID57610
ClassA
ERP2,650 watts
HAAT52.8 meters (173 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°17′28″N 77°49′25″W / 35.29111°N 77.82361°W / 35.29111; -77.82361
Links
Websitecurtismedia.com/katie-country website

WZKT (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Walnut Creek, North Carolina, United States. The station, founded in 1976, is owned by New Age Communications, Inc.[1]

WZKT broadcasts a country music format with an ERP of 2,650 watts.[3]

History

At one time, this frequency was home to WQDW, an urban contemporary station in Kinston, North Carolina, along with sister station WISP (1230 AM, now WLNR). In December 1986, Caravelle Broadcast Group Inc. completed its purchase of WSFL-FM and Kinston radio stations WISP and WQDW.[4]

WZBR was a country music radio station[5] owned by ABG North Carolina Inc.[6]

"Kix Country" logo

In 2003, Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC, announced its acquisition of WZBR and three other Greenville market stations—WRHT, WCBZ, and WNBR—from Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Company, Inc. for $6.5 million. Also that year, Archway bought WGPM and WCZI.[7]

Archway announced May 25, 2004, that it was selling WWNF to Curtis Media Group.[8]

During 2006–2008, this station was called "Kix Country 97.7" and it used the WKIX call letters. The station was assigned the WEQR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 24, 2008.[2] From late 2008 until 2010, Q97.7 was hot adult contemporary. In 2010, WEQR changed its format to CHR and changed its slogan to "The Best Songs On The Radio." Later, the slogan was changed to "Today's Hits." On October 27, 2014, WEQR changed their call letters to WZKT. On December 26, 2014 the station changed formats and 97-7 "Katie Country" was born.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-160.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History (WEQR)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "The Carolinas," The Charlotte Observer, December 10, 1986.
  5. ^ "Web-Radio » State » North Carolina". Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  6. ^ "Kinston, North Carolina (NC) profile". city-data.com. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  7. ^ "Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC Completes First Three Acquisitions". The Free Library by Farlex. 2003-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  8. ^ "Curtis Media Group Acquires WWNF-FM from Archway Broadcasting Group". Media Services Group. 2004-05-25. Retrieved 2010-03-18.

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Radio stations Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville, North Carolina
Country radio stations in the state of North Carolina
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