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 43.1352778 ; 77.5852778 callsign meaning w zone owner stephens media group stephens media group rochester llc sister stations wfkl wrmm fm webcast listen live website thezone941.com 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 . 1 contents 1 history 2 bonzai 3 current programming 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit 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 edit 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 . bonzai 2009 lineup the gay blades smile empty soul sick puppies street sweeper social club sevendust framing hanley and tantric bonzai 2010 lineup new politics crash kings flyleaf ed kowalczyck sick puppies hollywood undead and cage the elephant bonzai 2011 lineup airborne toxic event bayside bush hollywood undead manchester orchestra puddle of mudd and sleeper agent bonzai 2012 lineup oberhofer walk the moon the gaslight anthem eve 6 our lady peace and the offspring bonzai 2013 lineup 10 years crash kings diamond youth dropkick murphys family of the year iamdynamite panic at the disco pepper sick puppies reel big fish bonzai 2014 lineup chevelle a day to remember j roddy walston and the business big data tove lo and joywave bonzai 2015 lineup rise against meg myers islander and night riots current programming edit morning show rover s morning glory 6 11am . the station also features alicia tyler middays the gentlemans club with mark maira zack and shane in afternoon and shane in evenings for cinemax after dark . weekend zone dj s include gorilla blumpkin goose matt p. julie brown bag mary and jim sidoti . weekend specialty programming includes gorilla radio metal show saturday nights from 12 midnight until 2am . zone grown locally grown bands . show with gorilla sundays from 10pm 12 midnight . see also edit dalton castle wrestler who worked for the station in 2011 references edit http ibiquity.com hd radio hdradio find a station state ny & thisbecolorover ff920f & thisbecolorout 11839d & thecity 74 stationlist external links edit 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