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WKZV
Tybee Island, Georgia

Broadcast area	Savannah, Georgia Hilton Head, South Carolina
Frequency	102.1 MHz
Branding	K-Love
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Affiliations	K-Love
Ownership
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
History
First air date	October 20, 1971 (as WZAT)
Former call signs	WZAT (1971–2019)
Call sign meaning	W K-Love ZaVannah (Z is a substitute for a S)
Technical information
Facility ID	25549
Class	C0
ERP	98,000 watts
HAAT	404.9 meters (1328 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	klove.com

WKZV (102.1 MHz) is a non-commercial Christian FM radio station licensed to Tybee Island, Georgia. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, and serves the Savannah metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located west of the city in unincorporated Chatham County.

History

On October 20, 1971, WZAT signed on. It was a completely automated Top 40/CHR station except for the locally popular "Breakfast With Burl" program, which was live. Airstaff was gradually added the rest of the day. Between a strong AM station, AM 1400 WSGA, and a slightly lighter top 40 station, FM 95.5 WSGF, a real format war ensued. By 1986, 95SGF had become AOR/CR outlet WIXV, and in 1982, AM 1400 moved out of the format as younger listeners preferred FM radio. In the 1980s to early-1990s, "Z102" was the dominant (and often only) Top 40 station in Savannah. Stations like 99.7 WHTK, Kiss 98.7, Wave 97, and Blu 92 all tried and (mostly) failed in taking on the popular Z102.

In August 1993, the station was sold and flipped to modern rock as "WZAT (or later, Z102) - Savannah's Rock and Roll Radio." Phoenix Media Partners sold the station to Cumulus in 1997. Upon the sale to Cumulus, the station repositioned as Top 40. The station has since been Top 40 and Top 40/Hot AC hybrid twice since then. It flipped to Hot AC on March 11, 2008. The next day, the station revealed its new name and positioner, which was "Mix 102-1 - The Best Mix of Music." On October 1, 2010 WZAT began stunting with sports highlights in preparation of a new format. On October 4, 2010, 102.1 became a sports talk station carrying ESPN Radio. On January 2, 2013, 102.1 switched to CBS Sports Radio, since Cumulus owns an interest in the network.

On August 15, 2014, WZAT flipped to a country music format branded as Nash Icon 102.1. As part of the company's Nash FM brand, the Nash Icon format is designed to be a slightly older country sound, with an emphasis on music by veteran country acts alongside newer hit songs. WZAT was, along with co-owned W255CJ Atlanta, one of the first two stations to adopt the format.

On March 24, 2017, after stunting with songs with the word "sound" in their names, WZAT returned to Hot AC as "102.1 The Sound". Positioning itself between WAEV and WYKZ, the move brings the frequency close to its longtime heritage as Z102. The syndicated "Bert Show" was added for morning & "The Adam Bomb Show" for afternoons drive time.

On February 13, 2019, Cumulus Media announced it would sell six stations, including WZAT, to the Educational Media Foundation for $103.5 million. Following the consummation of the sale on May 31, 2019, the station flipped to their K-Love network. With the change, WZAT changed its call letters to WKZV on June 5, 2019.

Former logo

References

Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B-55
"Oldies 98.9 becomes older-skewing country NASH Icon 98.9". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Media Group. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
"Nash Icons launches across the country". Radio Insight. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
"Wanted for Radio: More Country Greats". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
"102.1 The Sound" Launches in Savannah
"Cumulus Sells Six To EMF & Swaps With Entercom In New York & Indianapolis". RadioInsight. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
Venta, Lance (May 27, 2019). "EMF Sets New Call Letters For Cumulus/Aloha Acquisitions; WRQX Moves To…". radioinsight. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 25549 (WKZV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WKZV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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News/talk/sports networks Bloomberg Radio ESPN Radio Fox Sports Radio NPR SportsMap Music brands Bob FM Froggy (country only) Hank FM Jack FM KISS-FM MOViN Nash FM (country only) Religious networks Air 1 K-LOVE

K-Love member stations

News/talk/sports networks: Bloomberg Radio; ESPN Radio; Fox Sports Radio; NPR; SportsMap

Music brands: Bob FM; Froggy (country only); Hank FM; Jack FM; KISS-FM; MOViN; Nash FM (country only)

Religious networks: Air 1; K-LOVE

Radio stations in the Savannah metropolitan area (Georgia)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	94.7 107.5
Translators	89.1 90.7 92.7 95.1 97.7 99.7 103.5 104.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Defunct

Radio stations in Southeast and Coastal Georgia: Brunswick; Savannah; Valdosta; Waycross

Other nearby regions: Augusta; Central Georgia; Charleston; Hilton Head

See also: List of radio stations in Georgia

Notes: 1. This region has some radio stations that also broadcast to Savannah.

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Georgia
Stations	WAFT – Valdosta WAKL – Gainesville WAQA – Morganton WASW – Waycross WATY – Folkston WAWH – Dublin WAWS – Claxton WAYR-FM – Brunswick WAYT – Thomasville WBDX – Trenton WBFC – Boynton WBGP – Moultrie WBIB-FM – Forsyth WBJY – Americus WBKG – Macon WBLY-LP – Sycamore WCCV – Cartersville WCDG – Dahlonega WDCY – Douglasville WDDO – Perry WDPC – Dallas WDRW-LP – Athens WDWD – Atlanta WDYN – Rossville WEAM – Buena Vista WECC-FM – Folkston WEGC – Metter WESI-LP – Sugar Hill WEYY – Tallapoosa WFAL – Milner WFAM – Augusta WFRC – Columbus WFSH – Athens WGLH – Hawkinsville WGLU – Warner Robins WGPH – Vidalia WGTJ – Murrayville WHHR – Vienna WHKV – Sylvester WHLB-LP – Cartersville WHLJ – Moultrie WIEH – Marietta WJDS – Sparta WJEP – Cusseta WJGG-LP – Thomasville WJTG – Fort Valley WJTR-LP – Ashburn WJYZ – Albany WKMW – Americus WKUN – Monroe WKVQ – Eatonton WKZV – Tybee Island WLCZ – Lincolnton WLFS – Port Wentworth WLOJ-LP – Calhoun WLPE – Augusta WLPF – Ocilla WLPT – Jesup WLTA – Alpharetta WLVG – Clermont WLXF – Macon WLXP – Savannah WLYG – Jasper WMGR – Bainbridge WMLT – Dublin WMOC – Lumber City WMSL – Athens WMTM (AM) – Moultrie WMUV – Brunswick WMVV – Griffin WMVW – Peachtree City WNEA – Newnan WNEE – Patterson WNIV – Atlanta WNNG – Warner Robins WOAK – La Grange WOKA – Douglas WPCG-LP – Canton WPMA – Buckhead WPWB – Byron WPZE – Mableton WRAF – Toccoa Falls WRBX – Reidsville WRJS – Soperton WRMK – Augusta WSRD-LP – Albany WTHB – Wrens WTHP – Gibson WTLD – Jesup WTNL – Reidsville WTTI – Dalton WUKV – Trion WUXL – Macon WVFJ – Manchester WWEV – Cumming WWGF – Donalsonville WWIO – St. Marys WWQA – Albany WXJO – Douglasville WXNV-LP – Loganville WYFA – Waynesboro WYFK – Columbus WYFS – Savannah WYFW – Winder WYTH – Madison WWQE – Elberton WZBN – Camilla WZIQ – Smithville WZOT – Rockmart WZYN – Hahira
Defunct	WBUE-LP – Columbus WGMI – Bremen WHLE-LP – Atlanta WLVN-LP – Fort Valley WTFH – Helen
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Religious radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations

Defunct

See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Georgia

See also: Classical; Jazz; Religious; Spanish; Smooth Jazz; Other

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