Talk:WKZE-FM

Request to update article following 2025 ownership change

Conflict-of-interest disclosure: I am Andy Gladding, one of the current co-owners/operators of WKZE-FM. Because of my connection to the station, I am requesting that an uninvolved editor review and implement the proposed changes rather than making substantive edits to the article myself.

The WKZE-FM article is substantially out of date following the station's 2025 ownership transition. I am requesting that an uninvolved editor update the article using the independent published sources below, particularly reporting by the Times Union and Radio World.

The requested changes are:

• Update the ownership history to explain the 2025 acquisition of WKZE by Andy Gladding and Kathleen "Katie" Berghorn through FM Pilot, LLC.
• Add context concerning longtime owner Barbara Stanley's decision to sell the station and her stated desire to preserve WKZE's independent identity.
• Document the completion of the transaction in March 2025.
• Update the station's history through the current ownership period.
• Add the technical modernization reported by Radio World, including replacement of the station's longtime transmitter.
• Update the description of WKZE's programming and its emphasis on eclectic, independently programmed music.
• Add independently sourced information concerning the station's educational and community-oriented activities.
• Add a brief, neutrally worded reference to WKZE's Frolic at the Farm live music event, which has received independent local coverage.
• Correct and clarify information concerning WKZE's Red Hook translator, W290BZ (105.9 FM).

The principal independent sources supporting these changes are:

1. John W. Barry, "WKZE in Red Hook will be sold to new owners," Times Union, January 13, 2025.
2. Elle Kehres, "WKZE Gets a Station Refresh," Radio World, June 6, 2025.
3. Devon Jane Schweizer, "Chronogrammies Spotlight: WKZE / Rick Schneider," Chronogram, July 1, 2024.
4. "Frolic at the Farm at Hardeman Orchards," The Daily Catch.

I have attempted to keep the requested changes neutral and encyclopedic and to rely on independent secondary sources rather than promotional material published by WKZE.

I would appreciate an uninvolved editor reviewing these sources and updating the article as appropriate for sourcing, neutrality and Wikipedia policy.

Thank you. ~2026-44269-77 (talk) 14:51, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

"Frolic at the Farm at Hardeman Orchards," ''The Daily Catch'': https://www.thedailycatch.org/events/frolic-at-the-farm-at-hardeman-orchards/

I have attempted to keep the proposed language neutral and encyclopedic and to avoid promotional descriptions or claims based solely on material published by WKZE itself.

I would appreciate an uninvolved editor reviewing the proposed changes below for sourcing, neutrality and compliance with Wikipedia policies and implementing whichever portions are appropriate.

Thank you. ~2026-44269-77 (talk) 14:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)