WZZN
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| City | Union Grove, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Branding | 97.7 The Zone |
| Slogan | "The Rocket City's Sports Authority" |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| First air date | July 12, 1968 (as WKLD-FM) |
| Format | Sports |
| ERP | 950 watts |
| HAAT | 251 meters (823 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 5885 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°26′39″N 86°32′05″W / 34.44417°N 86.53472°WCoordinates: 34°26′39″N 86°32′05″W / 34.44417°N 86.53472°W |
| Callsign meaning | ZZN = "Zone" |
| Former callsigns | WKLD-FM (1968-1981) WKLD (1981-2009) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner | Great South Wireless, LLC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 977thezone.com |
WZZN (97.7 MHz, "97.7 The Zone") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Union Grove, Alabama, and serving the Huntsville media market. The station is owned by Great South Wireless LLC, and airs a sports radio format, affiliated with the ESPN Radio Network.
WZZN studios and offices are on Woodson Street in Huntsville. The transmitter is off Allens Cross Road in Union Grove.
WZZN carries a mix of local sports programs and nationally syndicated shows from the ESPN Radio Network. Afternoon host Paul Finebaum is carried from studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, a program that is syndicated around the South. Program Director Steve Moulton was named the "Large Market Sportscaster of the Year" by the Alabama Broadcasters Association three times on March 26, 2011, March 23, 2013, and March 24, 2014. On-air personalities include former University of Alabama Football player Wes Neighbors. Play-by-play on the station includes Madison Academy football, Army Black Knights football, the Huntsville Times Classic (a local high school basketball tournament), UA Huntsville Chargers basketball, plus coverage of Auburn University and University of Alabama sports.
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