WZNE

WZNE

City	Brighton, New York
Broadcast area	Rochester metro area
Branding	94.1 The Zone
Slogan	Rochester's New Rock Alternative
Frequency	94.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	April 16, 1997
Format	Alternative rock HD2: Indie rock
ERP	1,800 watts
HAAT	124 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	6859
Transmitter coordinates	43°08′7.00″N 77°35′7.00″W / 43.1352778°N 77.5852778°W / 43.1352778; -77.5852778
Callsign meaning	W ZoNE
Owner	Stephens Media Group (Stephens Media Group Rochester, LLC)
Sister stations	WFKL, WRMM-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	thezone941.com

WZNE (94.1 FM) – branded 94.1 The Zone – is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to Brighton, New York, serving the Rochester metro area. WZNE is owned by the Stephens Media Group, and serves as the local affiliate for Rover's Morning Glory. Its studios are located in Rochester and its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WZNE broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online.^[1]

History

94.1 FM signed on on April 16, 1997 with its current format and calls. The station was under the ownership of Infinity Broadcasting (which became CBS Radio in December 2005).

When Entercom Communications closed on its purchase of WZNE and its cluster of sister stations from CBS 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 and WRMM-FM back on the market. In early May 2008, the Stephens Media Group of Tulsa, Oklahoma 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 downtown Rochester, where it stayed for two years. In 2011 The Show moved to the larger venue of the Monroe County Fairgrounds. In 2012 it was held at the Highland Bowl. In 2013 it was held at the Main Street Armory, with two stages, one indoors and one outside. In 2014 it was held at Sahlen's Stadium. In 2015 it will move back to the Main Street Armory.

Bonzai 2009 Lineup: The Gay Blades, Smile Empty Soul, Sick Puppies, Street Sweeper Social Club, Sevendust, Framing 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
Bonzai 2012 Lineup: Oberhofer, Walk the Moon, The Gaslight Anthem, Eve 6, Our Lady Peace, and The Offspring
Bonzai 2013 Lineup: 10 Years, Crash Kings, Diamond Youth, Dropkick Murphys, Family of the Year, IAmDynamite, Panic! At The Disco, Pepper, Sick Puppies, Reel Big Fish
Bonzai 2014 Lineup: Chevelle, A Day To Remember, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Big Data, Tove Lo, and Joywave
Bonzai 2015 Lineup: Rise Against, Meg Myers, Islander, and Night Riots

Rover's Holiday Hangover

The Zone and Rover's Morning Glory's annual winter concert at the Main Street Armory which began in 2012.

Rover's Holiday Hangover 2012 Lineup: Everlast, Four Year Strong, New Found Glory, and Young Bloods
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2013 Lineup: Dirty Heads, Hoobastank, New Politics, Twenty One Pilots, Churchill, and 1916
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2014 Lineup: Switchfoot, Manchester Orchestra, Blue October, J Roddy Walston & The Business, and Man Man
Rover's Holiday Hangover 2015 Lineup: WALK THE MOON, Alien Ant Farm, Kongos, My Goodness, New Politics

Current programming

Mornings: Rover's Morning Glory from 6-11am

Middays: Violet Woods from 11am-3pm

Afternoon Drive: The Gentlemen's Club with Mark Maira and Shane Allen from 3pm-7pm

Nights: Zone After Dark with Zack

Weekend Zone dj's include Gorilla, Goose, Matt P., and Jim Sidoti.

Weekend Specialty programming includes:

Gorilla Radio - Metal show Saturday Nights from 11 pm until 2am. Zone Grown - Local show with Gorilla Sundays from 10pm-12 midnight.

References

↑ http://ibiquity.com/hd_radio/hdradio_find_a_station?state=NY&thisBeColorOver=ff920f&thisBeColorOut=11839d&theCity=74#stationlist

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WZNE

Radio-Locator information on WZNE

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WZNE

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Defunct	WDRE (1330 AM)

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