KKBZ

KKBZ

City of license	Auberry, California
Broadcast area	Fresno, California
Branding	The Blaze
Slogan	Classic Rock That Really Rocks
Frequency	105.1 MHz
Format	Classic rock
ERP	600 watts
HAAT	570 meters (1,870 ft)
Class	B1
Facility ID	38455
Transmitter coordinates	37°4′25″N 119°25′52″W
Former callsigns	KXDR (1990-1992) KSLK (1992-1994) KGST-FM (1994-1995) KLBN (1995-2008)
Owner	Lotus Communications
Sister stations	KLBN, KHIT-FM, and KGST
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1051theblaze.com

KKBZ (105.1 FM, "The Blaze") is an American radio station broadcasting a hard classic rock format. Licensed to Auberry, California, the station serves the greater Fresno/Clovis area. "105.1 The Blaze" features bands such as AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Motley Crue, Stone Temple Pilots, Rush and Def Leppard. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications Corp..

History

The station was assigned call sign KXDR on July 12, 1990. On March 27, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KSLK, on October 7, 1994, to KGST-FM, on August 1, 1995, to KLBN, and on May 5, 2008, to the current KKBZ.

Programming

The current weekday lineup includes Rob, Arnie, and Dawn on mornings followed by a 105-minute commercial-free music block. The mid-day shift with Carlota includes "Carlota's Box Lunch" which allows listeners to make request's and win concert tickets, prizes, and food. Dan Thomas handles duties of program director as well as the afternoon shift. "The Whipping Boy" hosts nights, including a feature called "Mandatory Metallica" at 9pm (3 Metallica songs in a row). Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue airs overnight. Weekends include [[Dee Snider with a 2 hour show called House Of Hair which features hair and metal bands from the 1980s.

External links

• 105.1 The Blaze official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KKBZ
• Radio-Locator information on KKBZ
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KKBZ