WZMG
AM radio station in Alabama, United States
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WZMG (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting sports and a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.[3] Licensed to Pepperell, Alabama,[4] United States, the station serves the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The station is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. WZMG features some programming from Westwood One.[5]
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| Broadcast area | Auburn-Opelika, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Crimson Tide Sports Network |
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| WCJM-FM, WKKR, WMXA, WPCH, WTLM | |
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First air date | October 1, 1979[1] |
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Call sign meaning | "Magic" (former branding) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24255 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°39′26″N 85°25′27″W |
| Repeater | 1310 WPCH (West Point) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | foxsportsthegame |
History
In August 1998, Fuller Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Root Communications License Company, L.P., as part of a five-station deal.[6] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 5, 1998, and the transaction was consummated in December 1998.[7] Gary Fuller, president and CEO of Fuller Broadcasting Company from 1985 until he sold the company in December 1998, was elected mayor of Opelika, Alabama, in August 2004.[8]
In March 2003, Root Communications License Company, L.P., reached an agreement to sell this station to Qantum Communications subsidiary Qantum of Auburn License Company, LLC, as part of a 26 station deal valued at $82.2 million.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on July 2, 2003.[10]
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WZMG, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[11] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
On December 15, 2015, WZMG changed its format to gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 910".[12]
On July 1, 2019, WZMG changed its format to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 910 AM - 1310 AM The Game".
