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| Broadcast area | Greensboro/Raleigh/Fayetteville, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.1 (MHz) |
| Branding | "FM Talk 101.1 WZTK" |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk Radio, jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Curtis Media |
| History | |
First air date | 2004 |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | Link |
WZTK (101.1 FM) is a News/Talk radio station in Burlington, North Carolina. It serves the Triad and Triangle areas, which includes cities such as Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham, and Fayetteville. In addition the signal goes well north of Danville, Virginia. The outlet, which is owned by Curtis Media, claims to have the largest FM radio signal in all of North Carolina, operating with an ERP of 100kw. The reason for that FM radio signal claim comes from Curtis Media, due to the population covered by the station's signal. The transmitter is located on Bass Mountain in the Cane Creek Mountains in Alamance County.
History
WZTK morphed into its current news/talk incarnation on July 6, 2004. The first live voices heard on the "new" station were those of Brad Krantz and Britt Whitmire, the morning team, which is still in place. Previously, the station had been a country music station, calling itself Kix 101.1. WZTK's sister AM station WPCM (920 kilohertz) simulcasted the FM's talk programming until the summer of 2005, when it went back to its previous beach/oldies format.
Programming
Fox News Radio is broadcast on the hour 24/7. Listeners hear a variety of talk covering most of the left-right continuum including Alan Colmes, as well as financial advice from Clark Howard, and local/state issues. Their morning drive-time show "Brad and Britt" is a local hit with regular impersonations of Dan Rather, Rick Dees, and Rush Limbaugh.
FM Talk 101.1 is not a 24 hour news/talk station; in fact, the station offers smooth jazz on the weekends. The station is also an affiliate of the Carolina Panthers Radio Network and carries Wake Forest University football and men's basketball.
The smooth jazz format has enjoyed success as a part-time offering in North Carolina, and it was once used as a full-time format on two Raleigh stations that carried the "Wind" moniker, although not at the same time. WMAG in Greensboro and WBAV in Charlotte also use the smooth jazz format on the weekends.