WZKT (97.7
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Walnut Creek, North Carolina, United States. The station, founded in 1976, is owned by New Age Communications, Inc.
WZKT broadcasts a
country music
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format with an ERP of 2,650 watts.
History
At one time, this frequency was home to WQDW, an
urban contemporary station in
Kinston, North Carolina, along with sister station
WISP (1230 AM, now
WLNR). In December 1986, Caravelle Broadcast Group Inc. completed its purchase of WSFL-FM and
Kinston radio stations
WISP and WQDW.
WZBR was a
country music
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radio station owned by ABG North Carolina Inc.
In 2003, Archway Broadcasting Group, LLC, announced its acquisition of WZBR and three other Greenville market stations—
WRHT,
WCBZ, and
WNBR—from Eastern North Carolina Broadcasting Company, Inc. for $6.5 million. Also that year, Archway bought
WGPM and
WCZI.
Archway announced May 25, 2004, that it was selling WWNF to
Curtis Media Group.
During 2006–2008, this station was called "Kix
Country
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97.7" and it used the WKIX call letters. The station was assigned the WEQR call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on December 24,
2008.
From late 2008 until 2010, Q97.7 was
hot adult contemporary. In 2010, WEQR changed its format to CHR and changed its slogan to "The Best Songs On The Radio." Later, the slogan was changed to "Today's Hits." On October 27, 2014, WEQR changed their call letters to WZKT.
On December 26, 2014 the station changed formats and 97-7 "Katie Country" was born.
References
External links
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Country radio stations in the United States
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