WLZR

For the Milwaukee FM station known as WLZR from 1987–2005, see WHQG.

WLZR (1560 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Melbourne, Florida, and serving the Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa area of the Space Coast. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a sports radio format.^[2] Most of the programming comes from the Infinity Sports Network.

WLZR

Currently silent
Melbourne, Florida United States
Broadcast area	Space Coast
Frequency	1560 kHz
Branding	Sports Radio The Fan
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Infinity Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	WAOA-FM, WHKR, WROK-FM
History
First air date	March 8, 1968 (as WTAI)
Former call signs	WTAI (1968–1997) WTMS (1997–2000) WAOA (2000–2003) WINT (2003–2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60388
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day
Translator(s)	107.9 W300DL (Melbourne)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

By day, WLZR is powered at 5,000 watts, non-directional.^[3] Because 1560 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for WFME in New York City, WLZR is a daytimer. It must go off the air at sunset to avoid interference with older, higher power stations.

History

In 1968, the station signed on as WTAI. WTAI is credited as the first progressive rock station in the South. The air staff included Jim Kennedy, Lee Arnold, Peter David Kaufman, Steve Mack and Kim Conners (Sharma Kinsel). It was an extremely musically adventurous station with a wide and deep playlist created from the top progressive rock albums of the day.

An early DJ was Bryan Norcross, on-air as Barry O'Brien,^[4] who later became a well-known meteorologist for his coverage of Hurricane Andrew.

It switched its call sign to WTMS in 1997, WAOA in 2000 and WINT in 2003.

Previous logo

In October 2008, WINT flipped from an oldies format to sports radio, affiliated with ESPN Radio. On February 25, 2011, WINT went silent. On December 13, 2014, WLZR returned to the air, simulcasting sports-formatted WSJZ 95.9 FM. On April 1, 2015, WLZR split from its simulcast with WSJZ (which switched an active rock format). WLZR rebranded as "Sports Radio 1560 The Fan".

WLZR went silent in March 2025. It is one of 11 Cumulus stations to close the weekend of March 14, as part of a larger shutdown of underperforming Cumulus stations. The station's afternoon show, hosted by program director Mark Moses (who remained with Cumulus as the program director and midday host at WROK-FM, the former WSJZ), continues as an Internet video program and podcast; by the time of the closure, WLZR's other programming was supplied by the Infinity Sports Network.^[5]