Broadcast area | East Central Montana |
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Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
Branding | "Z-96" |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KXGN, KXGN-TV | |
History | |
First air date | December 21, 1969 [1] |
Former call signs |
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Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 39610 |
Class | C1 |
Power | 90,000 watts |
HAAT | 149 meters (489 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°05′15″N104°48′04″W / 47.08750°N 104.80111°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | KDZN Online |
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KDZN signed on in 1969 as KIVE. In 1985, the station became KGLE-FM; at the time, it was owned by crosstown Friends of Christian Radio, Inc, who also formerly owned KGLE AM 590. In 1986, Magic Air Communications bought KGLE-FM, [3] switching the calls to KDZN and the format to country, where it remains today. Stephen Marks, through Glendive Broadcasting Corporation, bought Magic Air in 1995, making KDZN a sister station to KXGN AM-TV, which Marks had purchased in 1990. [4]
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