WHNZ
Encyclopedia
WHNZ is an American radio station
licensed
to serve Tampa, Florida
, USA. The station's broadcast license
is held by Citicasters Licenses, Inc. WHNZ is one of the eight stations in the Tampa Bay market owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
This station, founded in 1922, was assigned the call sign
"WHNZ" by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) on March 7, 2000
.
with an emphasis on business
to the greater Tampa Bay Area
. Most of the station's programming is either syndicated or brokered time.
WHNZ was the flagship station
of the Tampa Bay Rays
from 2005 to 2008. , WHNZ airs games of the South Florida Bulls
men's basketball
program, as well as select games or events moved from WDAE or WFLA
due to conflicts.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, USA. The station's broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
is held by Citicasters Licenses, Inc. WHNZ is one of the eight stations in the Tampa Bay market owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
This station, founded in 1922, was assigned the call sign
Call sign
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"WHNZ" by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) on March 7, 2000
2000 in radio
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.
Programming
This station broadcasts a news/talk formatRadio format
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with an emphasis on business
Business
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to the greater Tampa Bay Area
Tampa Bay Area
The Tampa Bay Area is the region of west central Florida adjacent to Tampa Bay. Definitions of the region vary. It is often considered equivalent to the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the United States Census Bureau. The Census Bureau currently...
. Most of the station's programming is either syndicated or brokered time.
WHNZ was the flagship station
Flagship station
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of the Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
from 2005 to 2008. , WHNZ airs games of the South Florida Bulls
South Florida Bulls
The South Florida Bulls are the athletic teams for the University of South Florida. The university competes in NCAA Division I, USF is a member of the Big East Conference, and has been since 2005...
men's basketball
College basketball
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program, as well as select games or events moved from WDAE or WFLA
WFLA (AM)
WFLA is an AM radio station in Tampa, Florida, serving the Arbitron Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market with additional listenership to the east in the adjacent Lakeland-Winter Haven market and to the south in the adjacent Sarasota-Bradenton market...
due to conflicts.