104.5 The Zone/Nashville Expands Weekday Local Lineup

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, August 10, 2020

104.5 The Zone

Sports/Talk WGFX-FM (104.5 The Zone) Nashville rolls out a new programming lineup that delivers four live and local shows each weekday. The new schedule kicks off weekdays with "The Wake-Up Zone" from 6-9am hosted by Jason Martin, followed by "Midday 180" from 9am-1pm (previously 10am-2pm) with hosts Jonathan Hutton, Chad Withrow and Paul Kuharsky.

Blaine Bishop moves from mornings to co-host an all-new 1-3pm show "Blaine & Mickey" with Mickey Ryan, who transitions from his previous hosting duties on "3HL," now hosted by Brent Dougherty and Dawn Davenport from 3-6pm. The "Midday 180" returns from 6-7pm for the "180 at 6." Blaine Bishop, a former all-pro safety for the Tennessee Titans, will also be a regular contributor on 104.5 The Zone's morning and afternoon shows during football season.

Cumulus Nashville VP/Market Manager Allison Warren said, "Since its inception, 104.5 The Zone has been a leader in live and local sports, and the appetite for sports programming keeps growing. With this lineup, 104.5 The Zone continues to offer the best and most comprehensive sports coverage and local play-by-play sports action to Middle Tennessee fans."

104.5 The Zone Program Director Paul Mason noted, "I am excited that 104.5 The Zone now has 4 local shows for our listeners every Monday-Friday. The new lineup will give our on-air talent a larger spotlight to reach their full potential individually and as a team. It also creates more opportunites for advertisers to reach Nashville's passionate sports fans moving forward."