KKEZ

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KKEZ
KKEZ Mix 94.5FM logo.png
Broadcast areaNorth Central Iowa
Frequency 94.5 MHz
BrandingMix 94.5
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Alpha Media
  • (Alpha 3E Licensee LLC Debtor-in-Possession)
KIAQ, KTLB, KVFD, KWMT, KXFT, KZLB
History
First air date
1966 (1966)
Former call signs
KWMT-FM (1965–1974)
Technical information
Facility ID 35892
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 183 meters (600 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website yourfortdodge.com

KKEZ (94.5 MHz, "Mix 94.5") is a commercial FM radio station in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It has a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Alpha Media. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 169 at Avenue G in Fort Dodge. [1]

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History

In 1966, the station signed on as KWMT-FM. [2] It was the FM counterpart to KWMT (540 AM), simulcasting its country music and farm news programming. Around 1970, it switched to an automated beautiful music format, later taking the call sign KKEZ.

In 1979, KKEZ changed from beautiful music to contemporary hit radio (Top 40) as "Fort Dodge's Hit Radio 94, KKEZ". The station became branded as "Z94" by veteran Iowa programmer Jim Davis in 1986. In the early 1990s, the station changed its format to adult contemporary as "Mix 94.5" until it went soft adult contemporary in January 2009.

In 2000, KWMT and KKEZ were acquired by Clear Channel Communications, a forerunner to iHeartMedia. [3] iHeart later sold to Alpha Media. On July 31, 2009, the station reverted to its adult contemporary format while keeping the "Mix 94.5" name.

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