WZAZ (1400
AM) is a silent
radio station
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in
Jacksonville, Florida
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which carries a
Gospel music format.
History
The station was first licensed in 1950 as WRHC in Jacksonville, Florida. The call letters were changed to WERD on April 2, 1972, after this call sign was transferred from an earlier
WERD
WERD was the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans. The station was established in Atlanta, Georgia on October 3, 1949, broadcasting on 860 AM (now used by WAEC). The National Black Radio Hall of Fame Atlanta Chapter is ...
in Atlanta, Georgia. On January 18, 1984 the call letters were changed to WZAZ.
Call Sign History
(Facility ID# 68761) (Federal Communications Commission)
References
External links
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FCC History Cards for WZAZ
(covering 1949-1979 as WRHC & WERD)
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Gospel radio stations in the United States
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Radio stations established in 1950
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