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Radio station in West Virginia, United States
WZST
Simulcasting WMMN Fairmont
Broadcast areaMorgantownFairmont, West Virginia
Frequency100.9 MHz
BrandingThe Torch
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc.
  • (LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.)
Sister stationsWMMN, WRLF, WBKE, WGYE, WHTI
History
First air date1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Former call signs
  • WJCF (1981–1986)
  • WMQC (1986–1998)
Call sign meaning"Star" (former format)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID68305
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT81 meters (266 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvthetorch.com

WZST (100.9 FM, "The Torch") is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Westover, West Virginia, serving the MorgantownFairmont area. WZST is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc., through licensee LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.

History

WZST Antenna

In the 1990s, the station was adult contemporary formatted known as "Mix 100.9" WMQC. WMQC simulcast (to better serve Clarksburg) with former sister station WPDX-FM, which was known as "Mix 104.9", prior to becoming a classic country station.

WZST branded itself as Star 100.9 featuring a country music format before switching to adult contemporary as "Variety 101" in June 2008.

Logo as Jack FM

On December 22, 2016, LHTC Media announced that following the end of its Christmas music stint on the 26th, WZST would flip to variety hits, using the small market Jack FM network, as "100.9 Jack FM". WZST retained its West Virginia Mountaineers broadcasts, including football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball.

On January 6, 2025, WZST replaced the adult hits format with a simulcast of conservative talk-formatted WMMN (920 AM) in Fairmont, branded as "The Torch".

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WZST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. http://www.wvmediaguide.com/detail.cfm?memberid=20141
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/19991004042622/http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Set/7010/NWVA/750WPDX.htm
  4. Jack To Attack Morgantown
  5. Nine Overlapping Signals Equal One Torch in West Virginia Radioinsight - January 7, 2025

External links

Radio stations in the Morgantown metropolitan area (West Virginia)
Note: This region also includes the cities of Fairmont and Grafton in West Virginia, and Uniontown in Pennsylvania.
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See also
List of radio stations in West Virginia
News/Talk radio stations in the state of West Virginia
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in West Virginia

39°32′46″N 79°55′59″W / 39.546°N 79.933°W / 39.546; -79.933

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