WNZF (1550

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) is a commercial AM

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, licensed to Bunnell, Florida, the

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in Northeast

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. The

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stands for Newz Flagler County. WNZF is licensed to Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, which is owned by James Martin, Gary Smithwick, David Ayres & Tricia Woods. Martin has owned and operated more than 20 radio stations. Smithwick is a

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communications attorney who has participated in ownership of five radio stations in Florida with Martin. Smithwick was also president and part owner of a television station. WNZF has its

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off North Bay Street in Bunnell. It is powered at 5,500

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s by day. But because

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is a clear channel frequency, WNZF must greatly reduce power at night to 57 watts, to avoid interfering with other stations. WNZF is also heard on an FM translator, W235CW at 94.9 MHz.

Programming

The station airs a local morning show on weekdays from 7 to 9 a.m. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of syndicated shows from Clark Howard, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and

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. Weekends include shows on health, money, real estate, and a syndicated home repair show with Gary Sullivan. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. In the fall, WNZF carries

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and Jacksonville Jaguars

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football. Most hours begin with

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History

The station first

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the air on August 18, 2008.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-133
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issued to Flag Radio carrying the

WAYI. It received its current call letters, WNZF, after its sale to Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC. WNZF's application for program test authority was granted on August 18, 2008. Its license to cover was granted on November 10, 2008. WNZF was the first commercial radio station licensed to serve Flagler County. Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, also owns

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, which broadcasts on 92.7 MHz. WNZF and WBHQ operate from the same studio complex in Bunnell. WNZF programming is also broadcast on WBHQ-HD2. On May 23, 2012, Flagler County Broadcasting acquired a

for a new FM station at 98.7 MHz in

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, from Joyner Radio, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the FCC granted Flagler County Broadcasting a construction permit to locate the station's transmitter at the same site where WBHQ is located. This permits both stations to remain operational in the event of a weather emergency, since the transmitter site is equipped with a backup generator. 98.7 signed on the air as

WAKX WAKX (98.7 FM, "KIX Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Palm Coast, Florida. The station is owned by Flagler County Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Flagler Broadcasting, LLC. WAKX shares radio s ...

on August 1, 2012, with a

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format.

References

WNZF info page on CFL Radio

External links

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