WLZR-AM 1560 Melbourne

WLZR-AM 1560
Melbourne

Original Call Letters: WTAI

Originally Licensed: Mar. 8, 1968

Original City of License: Melbourne

Original Frequency: 1560

Origin of Call Letters:

Original Power: 5,000 watts daytime

Translator: 95.9 (2013)

Original Location:

Original Format: Sports

Network Affiliation(s):	ESPN Radio
	CBS Sports

Owner(s):	1968-Cape Canaveral Broadcasters
	1984-Silicon East Communications ($846,000 with WAOA-FM 107.1)
	1996-Gem Broadcasting ($5.4 Million with WAOA-FM 107.1 and Melbourne tower complex)
	2001-Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.
	2014-Cumulus Media

History Of Call Letters and Formats:	WTAI-1968-Variety "Where The Action Is"
	WTAI-1978-Country Western "Great American Country"
	WTAI-1984-Country/Progressive
	WTAI-1994-News/Talk
	WTMS-1997-News/Talk
	WAOA-2000-Urban Adult Contemporary
	WAOA-2001-News/Talk
	WINT-2002-Adult Standards "Music of Your Life"
	WINT-2007-Oldies "Scott Shannon's True Oldies"
	WINT-2008-Sports "ESPN Radio"
	WINT-2011-Licensed/ Silent (Feb 16, 2011)
	WINT-2012-Sports "ESPN Radio" (Returned to the air Jan 26, 2012)
	WLZR-2012-Licensed/ Silent (May 18, 2012)
	WLZR-2013-Sports "Sportsradio 1560 The Fan" (Returned to the air Dec 11, 2012)

WLZR History

WINT Becomes WLZR, But Remains Silent 5-22-12
Cumulus Licensing LLC temporarily resumed operations from the WINT-AM 1560 site on Jan. 26,2012, after being knocked off the air by copper thieves. Almost all of the copper was stripped from the transmitter facility. They had been using the daytime antenna and a borrowed transmitter that allowed them to operate at 250 watts. According to their FCC application "...Cumulus continues to be concerned about vandalism at the site and has, therefore, made the business decision to suspend temporary broadcast operations at this time." "...Replacing all of the copper that was stolen will be quite costly, so, it does not want to proceed until it is certain that it is certain that its investment is properly secured." When the station resumes operations it will do so under new call letters: WLZR-AM.

WLZR Takes To The Air 12-11-13
After being knocked off the air by copper thieves back on Jan. 26, (then as WINT) Cumulus has brought WLZR on the air. Now known as "Sportsradio 1560 The Fan" carrying ESPN sports.

Names In WLZR History

Gary Mertins-2015-Vice President/Market Manager-Cumulus Media