WHNZ
WHNZ (1250 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Tampa, Florida. The station's broadcast license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia. The station airs a talk/business format. WHNZ is one of the eight stations in the Tampa Bay radio market owned by iHeartMedia. The station's studios are located on West Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa.
| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
| Branding | Impact Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk - Business |
| Affiliations | Bloomberg Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WBTP, WDAE, WFLA, WFLZ-FM, WFUS, WMTX, WXTB | |
| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1922 (as WDAE) |
Former call signs | WDAE (1922-2000) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 23077 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 28°1′14″N 82°36′34″W |
| Translator(s) | 105.9 W290BJ (West Tampa) |
| Repeater(s) | 100.7 WMTX-HD2 (Tampa) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | whnz.iheart.com |
By day, WHNZ broadcasts at 25,000 watts. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1250, WHNZ reduces power to 5,900 watts. The station uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter site is off Memorial Highway in Town 'n' Country, Florida, co-located with sister station 970 AM WFLA. WHNZ programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator 105.9 W290BJ in West Tampa.