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. WNKZ-FM is owned and operated by The Bridge of Hope, Inc.

History

WNKZ-FM signed on as WZJZ in October 2000. On March 7, 2016, Sebago Broadcasting Company, under the licensee of GSB Broadcasting, LLC, closed on the sale of the then-WICO-FM. On the same date, WICO-FM began simulcasting its new sister station,

WCTG WCTG is an adult hits formatted Broadcasting, broadcast radio station licensed to West Pocomoke, Maryland and serving the Salisbury, Maryland area. WCTG is owned and operated by GSB Broadcasting. History WCTG signed on in 2004. On March 7, 2016, ...

, and that station's Adult Hits format. On April 1, 2017, WICO-FM went silent and returned to the air on May 1, 2017, with a simulcast of Christian adult contemporary-formatted

WKNZ WKNZ (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational broadcast radio station licensed to Harrington, Delaware, United States. WKNZ is owned and operated by The Bridge of Hope, Inc. WKNZ programming can also be heard on WNJH in Cape May, New Jersey ...

88.7 FM Harrington, Delaware. On June 16, 2017, WKNZ's owner The Bridge of Hope, Inc. consummated the purchase of WICO-FM for $250,000. On November 10, 2017, WICO-FM changed their call letters to WNKZ-FM.

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