WZAB

WZAB (880 AM) is a radio station licensed to Sweetwater, Florida. WZAB is owned by IHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a black-oriented news format as an affiliate of the Black Information Network.

WZAB
CitySweetwater, Florida
Broadcast areaMiami–Fort Lauderdale
Frequency880 kHz
BrandingMiami's BIN 880
SloganBecause Truth Matters
Programming
FormatBlack-oriented news
AffiliationsBlack Information Network
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(IHM Licenses, LLC)
WBGG-FM, WINZ, WIOD, WMIA-FM, WMIB, WZTU
History
First air date
October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
Technical information
Facility ID21763
ClassB
Power4,000 watts day
5,000 watts night
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemiami.binnews.com

History

A construction permit was granted to Florida City Radio by the FCC on February 18, 2008, to start this station. The call letters were issued on July 15, 2008 but the station didn't go on the air until Salem Communications began its local marketing agreement with Florida City Radio. WZAB made its debut on October 7, 2008, airing a business talk radio format as "880 The Biz".[1] Florida City Radio soon sold the station to Salem outright for $1.4 million.[2]

880 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. WZAB uses a highly directional antenna array (8 towers) in order to prevent interference to the nighttime skywave signal of WCBS in New York City. WCBS is the dominant Class A station on this frequency.

On July 25, 2019 Salem Media Group agreed to sell WZAB, WKAT as well as WLCC and WWMI in the Tampa Bay market to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. for more than $8.2 million.[3][4] The sale closed on September 30, 2019.

iHeartMedia began operating WZAB under a local marketing agreement on October 1, 2020, with the intention of making it Miami's Black Information Network outlet, as part of a deal in which WZAB would be swapped to iHeart in exchange for KKDD in San Bernardino, California, W292DH in Pittsburgh, and $1 million.[5] Following a day of carrying historical speeches, WZAB began carrying BIN programming on October 2.[6] Effective November 30, 2020, iHeartMedia acquired WZAB.[7]

References
  1. "Salem's latest startup – a biz-talker in Miami". Radio-Info.com. October 6, 2008.
  2. "Trust Sells CC Jax Spinoff". All Access. October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. Venta, Lance. "Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Four In Miami & Tampa From Salem", Radio Insight. July 29, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  5. Venta, Lance (October 1, 2020). "iHeartMedia Brings Black Information Network To Miami In Swap For San Bernardino AM & Pittsburgh Translator". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. Black Information Network Launches In Columbus & Miami Radioinsight - October 2, 2020
  7. iHeartRadio Acquires WZAB-AM/Miami in Radio SwapRadio Online - December 8, 2020


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