KZMZ

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KZMZ
Broadcast areaGreater Alexandria
Frequency96.9 MHz
Branding96.9 Rocks
Programming
FormatClassic Rock
Ownership
Owner
KDBS, KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KSYL
History
First air date
1947 (as KALB-FM)
Former call signs
KALB-FM (1947-1979)
KSLI (1979-1980)
KTIZ (1980-1986)
Technical information
Facility ID63199
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT321 meters (1,053 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°1′59.00″N 92°30′8.00″W / 31.0330556°N 92.5022222°W / 31.0330556; -92.5022222
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website969rocks.com

KZMZ (96.9 FM, "96.9 Rocks") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.[1] Its studios are located on Texas Avenue in Alexandria, and its transmitter is located near Forest Hill, Louisiana.

History

The station went on the air in 1947 as a sister station to KALB-AM (Now KJMJ) and KALB-TV with the call letters KALB-FM. Since the 1980s, 96.9 has been programmed as an urban station with the callsign of KTIZ, and top 40, classic rock, and mainstream rock formats as KZMZ.

Sports

KZMZ, as of 2008, is a sister station to KSYL and broadcasts LSU Tigers football games . It also broadcasts the football games of the Bolton Bears, a local high school football team.

References

  1. ^ "KZMZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links