WKZN

WKZN is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania with service area extending out to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station is a full-time relay of the programming of the WILK News Radio network featuring a News and Talk radio format. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1300 kHz with a power of 5,000 Watts daytime with a directional antenna signal pattern focused towards the north, then switches to a power of 500 Watts at night with another directional signal pattern focused towards the northeast. WKZN is considered a Class-B AM broadcasting station according to the Federal Communication Commission.

Early history

Radio station WTHT first signed on the air at 1300 kHz in the Hazleton area in late 1961. The AM station transmitted with 5,000 Watts of power during the daytime hours with a directional signal from two towers located on Hilltop Road in the Terrace section of Hazleton. The studios were co-located with the transmitter site. WTHT's format was a MOR and Talk Radio format with on air branding and old jingles announcing the station as "The Big Sound In Radio". Notable on air personalities included Dave DeCosmo, Leo Valovich, Al Sword, Fred Williams, Guy Randall (his professional name, his given surname was DiFrancesco), Ralph Lockwood, and Tommy Woods. The station as WTHT lasted until 1964 when it changed its call letters to WHZN. It permanently signed-off the air in 1965. The 1300 kHz frequency would remain vacant of a local station in the Hazleton area for 17 years.