WWCD (1070 AM "The Zone") is a

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broadcasting a

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, the station serves Charlotte County in

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, but can be heard as far north as

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and as far south as

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. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. By day, WWCD is powered at 1,800

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s. But to avoid interfering with other stations at night, it reduces power to 233 watts.

Programming

WWCD mostly carries programming from

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. In middays, it airs ''

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'' and ''

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''. During the

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season, it carries

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games.

History

The station

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the air on Its

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was WKII and it was owned by Kneller Broadcasting of Charlotte County. Under the leadership of Kneller Broadcasting, WKII was a

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radio station with major community involvement. It aired a middle of the road (MOR) format with local news and sports. Former air personalities include Jack Mihall, Charlie Shoe and Larry Timko. In 1997, WKII and its co-owned FM station, 100.1 WCKT (now

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) were acquired by

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-based

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(now known as iHeartMedia). WKII had an

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References

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