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| Broadcast area | Gainesville-Ocala |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 720 kHz |
| Branding | The Shepherd |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC |
| Sister stations | WDVH, WHHZ, WPLL, WTMG, WTMN |
| History | |
| First air date | June 1989 |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39769 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 250 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°55′21.72″N 82°22′20.31″W / 28.9227000°N 82.3723083°W / 28.9227000; -82.3723083 |
| Translator(s) | 103.5 W278CI (Oxford) |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | theshepherdradio.com |
WRZN (720 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio teaching format for the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida media market. Licensed to Hernando, Florida, USA, the station broadcasts from a three tower directional antenna array located off State Highway 200, just north of Hernando. It is owned by MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC. Its studios are in a single wide mobile home located next to the transmitter towers on North Roscoe Road. Programming is also simulcast on 1430 WTMN in Gainesville. The stations call themselves "The Shepherd".
WRZN broadcasts at 10,000 watts by day with a non-directional antenna. During daytime operation, the station can be heard in Ocala, Gainesville, and Tampa. But at night, the station reduces power to 250 watts, using a directional antenna because 720 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WGN in Chicago.
History
WRZN signed on in June 1989, owned by Management and Marketing Synergy Inc, whose principals were Frank Watson and Clay Brinker. Andrew Blackburn was the original Operations Manager that set up operations manual and programming using the Gold format from The Satellite Music Network. In 2000, the station was sold to Pamal Broadcasting as a part of a multi-station market purchase in the Gainesville-Ocala market. WRZN was purchased by Marc Radio in 2011. In early November 2011, WRZN became Fox News Talk 720. In 2016 it switched to a religious format.
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WRZN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "WRZN-AM Radio Nighttime Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- "WRZN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WRZN-AM 720 kHz - Hernando, FL". radio-locator.com. Retrieved Oct 4, 2019.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 39769 (WRZN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WRZN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 138766 (W278CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W278CI at FCCdata.org
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