WKZA
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| City of license | Lakewood, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Jamestown NY area |
| Slogan | Kiss FM Todays Best Music |
| Frequency | 106.9 MHz |
| First air date | 5 September 2000 (as WKSQ-FM) |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 38,000 watts |
| HAAT | 210.0 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 48736 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°57′31.00″N 79°16′11.00″W / 41.95861°N 79.26972°W |
| Callsign meaning | KinzuA tribute to WKZA-AM Kisz |
| Former callsigns | WKSQ-FM (2000-2000) |
| Affiliations | American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Backtrax USA, Randy Jackson's Hit List and Nina Blackwood's New Wave Nation |
| Owner | Cross Country Communications, LLC |
| Sister stations | WLKW-FM |
| Website | 1069kissfm.com |
WKZA (106.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary/Contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Lakewood, New York, USA, the station serves the Jamestown, New York area. The station is currently owned by Cross Country Communications, LLC;[1] it is one of only two commercial radio stations based in southern Chautauqua County not owned by Media One Group (the other being sister station WLKW-FM in Celoron.
[edit] History
The station originally intended to sign on as WKSQ-FM, as FCC records dated 5 September 2000 indicate. On 9 October 2000, the station changed its call sign to the current WKZA,[2] the call sign made popular by a now defunct AM station in nearby Kane, Pennsylvania. However, the station did not sign on until late November 2000.
The station's first format was a stunt, airing continuous Christmas music. Soon after, the station "officially" signed on with its format of KISS FM hit radio, which it has maintained ever since.
Personalities heard on WKZA include "(Mike) Dunn and D" (a.k.a. "The KISS FM Morning Show"), Steve Rockford, and Campbell. Syndicated programs include Fox All Access, American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Backtrax USA, Randy Jackson's Hit List, and Nina Blackwood's New Wave Nation. Weather is provided by Mike Cejka of WIVB-TV in Buffalo, New York.
[edit] References
- ^ "WKZA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKZA.
- ^ "WKZA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=48736&Callsign=WKZA.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKZA
- Radio-Locator information on WKZA
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WKZA
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