WZNE
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| City | Brighton, New York |
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| 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 |
| Callsign meaning | W ZoNE |
| Owner |
Stephens Media Group (Stephens Media Group Rochester, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFKL, WRMM-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | thezone941 |
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.
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 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.
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