WZTA

For the radio station in Miami, Florida that previously used the WZTA callsign, see WZTU.

WZTA (1370 AM) is a commercial radio station in Vero Beach, Florida. The station serves the Treasure Coast area and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.^[2] WZTA broadcasts a conservative talk radio format, and is known on air as "The Patriot".

WZTA

Vero Beach, Florida
Broadcast area	Treasure Coast
Frequency	1370 kHz
Branding	The Patriot
Programming
Language	English
Format	Conservative talk radio
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WAVW, WBZT, WCZR, WJNO, WKGR, WLDI, WOLL, WQOL, WZZR
History
First air date	October 22, 1954 (1954-10-22)
Former call signs	WNTM (1954-?) WAXE (?-2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41067
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (day) 74 watts (night
Transmitter coordinates	27°36′1.00″N 80°23′33.00″W
Translator(s)	107.9 W300BQ (Vero Beach)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	veropatriot.iheart.com

Programming on WZTA is also heard on FM translator W300BQ at 107.9 MHz.^[3]

History

On October 24, 1954, the station signed on as WNTM.^[4] It originally was a daytimer, required to leave the air at sunset every night. It was owned by Central Florida Broadcasting and had a power of 1,000 watts, days only. It was a rare station in that era to have a female president, Naomi T. Murrell. WNTM was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS).

The station later changed its call sign to WAXE.^[5][6]

Until July 2, 2020, WZTA had broadcast a talk radio format and carried syndicated programming from Premiere Networks and Fox News Radio. During evening and overnight hours from 7 pm to 5 am, the station played adult standards music.

On November 1, 2023, WZTA changed their format from oldies to conservative talk, branded as "The Patriot".^[7]

Former logo