WRRZ

WRRZ
City Clinton, North Carolina
Slogan Double R Country
Frequency 880 kHz
Format Regional Mexican
Power 1,000 watts day only
Class D
Transmitter coordinates 34°58′40″N 78°18′15″W / 34.97778°N 78.30417°W / 34.97778; -78.30417
Owner Sanchez Broadcasting

WRRZ (880 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. It is licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, USA, and serves the area. The station is owned by Sanchez Broadcasting.

History

WRRZ signed on April 5, 1947.[1]

In 1966, the station's tower was blown down by high winds that caused widespread damage in North Carolina.[2]

For most of its history, the station played country music and Southern gospel. The station's 1000-watt signal covered 28 counties. The last day that WRRZ played a county music format was February 14, 2003.

After 25 years at the station, Dave Denton sold WRRZ to Victor and Martha Sanchez, who had bought time on the station since 1990, in a deal effective February 7, 2003.The station is no longer on the air.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "WRRZ Takes Air as 1 kw Outlet at Clinton, N.C." (PDF). Broadcasting. April 21, 1947. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Raked by Destructive Winds". Statesville Record & Landmark. February 14, 1966. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Michael Futch, "8 Will Lose Jobs in Station's Sale," The Fayetteville Observer, February 15, 2003.


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