WZNE — branded The Zone @ 94.1 — is a modern rock

Modern rock

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 commercial radio station

Radio station

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 in Brighton, Monroe County, New York

Brighton, Monroe County, New York

Brighton is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 36,609 at the 2010 census.-History:The Town of Brighton, located on the southeast border of the city of Rochester, was originally settled approximately 1790, and formally established in 1814—earning it recognition as one...

, broadcasting to the Rochester

Rochester, New York

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, New York

New York

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 area. The Zone is an Alternative Format Station.


ON-AIR LINEUP:
WZNE serves as the Rochester affiliate of Rover's Morning Glory

Rover's Morning Glory

Rover’s Morning Glory is a syndicated hot-talk radio show airing weekday mornings Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET on 100.7 FM WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio. Hosted by Rover , the show is distributed by Clear Channel and features a blended discussion of current events and pop culture,...

, a morning show originating from Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

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 rock station WMMS

WMMS

WMMS — branded 100.7 WMMS: The Buzzard — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, widely recognized as one of the most influential rock stations in America throughout much of the history of FM broadcasting...

 (100.7 FM/"The Buzzard") The Show Airs Monday-Friday from 6a-11a

Nik Rivers: Mid Days (11a-3pm) - Includes a daily 1990's themed segment called the "90's @ noon".

Tre: Afternoons (3p-7p) - Has a segment during the 5pm hour called Battle Zone where two new songs go head to head, and listeners decide which song lives to battle another day.

Giehl: Nights (7p-12m) - The Zone After Dark is The Zone @ 94.1 night show with Giehl. The Furious 5 counts down the 5 most request songs of the day, each night at 10pm (M-F)

Homeless Mark: Traffic and Weekends. Hosts the Zone's local music show on Sunday nights from 9-11pm (Zone Grown)

ChaChi: Weekends and Host of Music Intervention, the Zone's New Music Show on Sunday Nights (7p-9p)

Other Zone DJ's include Boar, Zack, Nikki, and Drew. Then there's Blumpkin.




New Ownership: When Entercom Communications

Entercom Communications

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 closed on its purchase of WZNE and its cluster of sister stations from CBS Radio

CBS Radio

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 on November 30, 2007, the company ended up with eight FM radio stations in Rochester, which was three stations over the FCC-mandated single-market ownership limit of five FM radio stations in a medium-to-large radio market. As a result, Entercom put WZNE along with WFKL

WFKL

WFKL is an FM radio station licensed to Rochester, New York, USA. The station, branded as Fickle 93.3, runs a variety format or what the station refers to as "We Play Everything", very similar to Jack FM. It broadcasts on FM frequency 93.3 MHz and owned by Stephens Media Group which also owns...

 and WRMM-FM back on the market. In early May of 2008, the Stephens Media Group

Stephens Media Group (broadcasting)

Stephens Media Group is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based radio holding group that owns a few radio stations particularly in small to mid-size markets. Its flagship station is KXOJ-FM in Tulsa....

 of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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agreed to purchase the three stations, subject to FCC regulatory approval. Shortly after the acquisition was announced, Stephens took over the operation of the three stations through a time-brokerage agreement. The deal closed on July 14, 2008.




Bonzai: Bonzai is the Zone's Annual summer festival Show. The Show was started in 2009 at The Riverside Festival Grounds in downtwon Rochester, where it stayed for two years. In 2011 The Show moved to the larger venue of the Monroe County Fairgrounds.


Bonzai 2009 Lineup: The Gay Blades, Smile Empty Soul, Sick Puppies, Street Sweeper Social Club, Sevendust, Framming Hanley, and Tantric.



Bonzai 2010 Lineup: New Politics, Crash Kings, Flyleaf, Ed Kowalczyck, Sick Puppies, Hollywood Undead, and Cage The Elephant



Bonzai 2011 Lineup: Airborne Toxic Event, Bayside, Bush, Hollywood Undead, Manchester Orchestra, Puddle Of Mudd, and Sleeper Agent