WZTA

WZTA (1370 AM) is a commercial radio station in Vero Beach, Florida. The station serves the Treasure Coast area and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[1] WZTA broadcasts an oldies radio format, and is known on air as "Oldies 107.9 and 1370."

For the radio station in Miami, Florida that previously used the WZTA callsign, see WZTU.
WZTA
Broadcast areaTreasure Coast
Frequency1370 kHz
BrandingOldies 107.9 / 1370
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
Owner
WAVW, WBZT, WCZR, WJNO, WKGR, WLDI, WOLL, WQOL, WZZR
History
First air date
October 22, 1954 (1954-10-22)
Former call signs
WMTM (1954-?)
WAXE (?-2005)
Technical information
Facility ID41067
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
74 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°36′1.00″N 80°23′33.00″W
Translator(s)107.9 W300BQ (Vero Beach)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOldies1079.iheart.com

Programming on WZTA is also heard on FM translator W300BQ at 107.9 MHz.[2]

History

On October 24, 1954, the station signed on as WNTM.[3] It originally was a daytimer, required to leave the air at sunset every night. It was owned by Central Florida Broadcasting and had a power of 1,000 watts, days only. It was a rare station in that era to have a female president, Naomi T. Murrell. WNTM was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS).

The station later changed its call sign to WAXE.[4][5]

Until July 2, 2020, WZTA had broadcast a talk radio format and carried syndicated programming from Premiere Networks and Fox News Radio. During evening and overnight hours from 7 pm to 5 am, the station played Adult Standards music.

Old WTZA logo during its news Talk Information format until 2020

References
  1. "WZTA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/W300BQ
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1956 page 98
  4. Fybush, Scott (2015-10-30). "Site of the Week 10/30/2015: Florida's Treasure Coast". Fybush.com.
  5. FCC Internet Services Staff. "Call Sign History". licensing.fcc.gov.


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