WZMG
History
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. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 5, 1998, and the transaction was consummated in December 1998. 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.
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. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.
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. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
On December 15, 2015, WZMG changed its format to gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 910".
On July 1, 2019, WZMG changed its format to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game".
References
- ^ "Complete-Television-Radio-Cable-Directory-2017-Radio.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZMG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WZMG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Pepperell (Lee County, AL)".
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Brumley, Cecil G. (August 5, 1998). "Root Communications buying five more stations". Daytona Beach News-Journal. p. 12A.
- ^ "Broadcast Actions Report No. 44343". FCC Media Bureau. October 8, 1998.
- ^ "A little about Mayor Gary Fuller". The City of Opelika. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
- ^ "Changing Hands - 3/17/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. March 17, 2003.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20030307ACE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 2, 2003.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ WZMG Flips to Gospel
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 24255 (WZMG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZMG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database