WZOO (700

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classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

, and classic top 40 formatted

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licensed to

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, serving the

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. WZOO is owned and operated by RCR of Randolph County, Ltd. WZOO is not connected in any way with

WZOO-FM WZOO-FM is an FM radio station in Edgewood, Ohio, United States, broadcasting at 102.5 MHz with a classic hits radio format. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN (AM), WFXJ-FM, WQGR ...

, an FM radio station in

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sharing the same callsign.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WZOO is relayed by two FM translators to widen its broadcast area.

References

External links

99.9FM The Zoo Online
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