WZHF
City | Arlington, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Metro Washington, D.C. |
Branding | "Radio Sputnik" |
Frequency | 1390 AM kHz |
First air date | April 7, 1947[1] |
Format | Russian News[2] |
Power | 5,000 Watts day and night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 73306 |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°54′15.0″N 77°9′54.0″W / 38.904167°N 77.165000°W |
Former callsigns |
WEAM (?-1984) WMZQ (1984-1996) WZHF (1996-Present)[3] |
Affiliations | Radio Sputnik |
Owner |
Multicultural Broadcasting (Way Broadcasting Licensee, LLC) |
WZHF is a Russian News formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving Metro Washington, D.C.[2] WZHF is owned and operated by Way Broadcasting.[4]
Changes
In April 2014, station owner Way Broadcasting applied to change the station's community of license to Capitol Heights, Maryland.[5] The reason behind the change was the station's tower location in Falls Church, Virginia, was not renewed after more than two decades.[6] In June 2014, WZHF began broadcasting from a tower used by WJFK and WUST in Walker Mill, Maryland.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "WZHF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. December 23, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- 1 2 "Engineering STA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Location of WZHF Tower in Walker Mill, Maryland". Google Maps. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WZHF
- Radio-Locator Information on WZHF
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WZHF
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