KEZS-FM

KEZS-FM

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Broadcast area	Southeast Missouri Southern Illinois Western Kentucky
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	K103
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Max Media (MRR License LLC)
Sister stations	KCGQ-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KZIM
Technical information
Facility ID	74580
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	289 meters (948 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°24′23″N89°33′44″W / 37.40639°N 89.56222°W / 37.40639; -89.56222
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	k103fm.com

KEZS-FM (102.9 MHz, "K103") is a country music-formatted radio station broadcasting from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, reaching portions of southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, Western Kentucky, and the northern portion of West Tennessee. The station plays songs by country artists such as Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, and Florida Georgia Line. It is a 100,000-watt station, broadcasting from the KBSI tower near Cape Girardeau.

Ownership

In December 2003, Mississippi River Radio, acting as Max Media LLC (John Trinder, president/COO), reached an agreement to purchase WCIL, WCIL-FM, WJPF, WOOZ-FM, WUEZ, WXLT, KCGQ-FM, KEZS-FM, KGIR, KGKS, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM from the Zimmer Radio Group (James L. Zimmer, owner). ^[1] The reported value of this 17 station transaction was $43 million. ^[2]

References

1. Homan, John D. (December 19, 2003). "Zimmer sells 17 radio stations". Southern Illinoisan. The Zimmer Radio Group, a family-owned media company, announced Wednesday it will sell 17 of its 32 stations [...] to Mississippi River Radio.
2. "Changing Hands - 1/12/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. January 12, 2004.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 74580 (KEZS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KEZS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database