KOLZ (FM)

KOLZ

Kirtland, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Four Corners
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	Star 102.9 & 107.7
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KCQL, KDAG, KKFG, KTRA-FM
History
First air date	November 1999 (1999-11)
Former call signs	KAZX (1998–2021) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	76749
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	303 meters (994 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°48′52″N107°53′34.2″W / 36.81444°N 107.892833°W / 36.81444; -107.892833
Translator	see below
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official website

KOLZ (102.9 MHz) is a top 40 (CHR) FM radio station licensed to Kirtland, New Mexico. The station serves the Four Corners area and is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It features local programming, as well as programming from Premiere Networks, including the Elvis Duran & the Morning Show , Remix Top 30 Most Requested Live, the American Top 40 and On Air With Ryan Seacrest . ^{[3] [4]}

The station signed on in November 1999 as KAZX, playing Christmas music; ^{[5] [6]} aside from this stunt, the station has featured the "Star" contemporary hit radio format for its entire history. ^[7] The KOLZ call sign was moved to this station from KABQ-FM in Corrales in 2021.

FM translator

KOLZ formerly relayed its signal to an FM translator broadcasting on 107.7 MHz in order to improve coverage in Durango. The license was cancelled on February 9, 2023.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K299AJ	107.7 FM	Durango, Colorado	29594	150	122  m (400  ft)	D	LMS

References

1. "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KOLZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "KOLZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "KAZX Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
5. "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. November 17, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
6. "M Street Bazaar…People, Productsm and Programming" (PDF). The M Street Journal. November 17, 1999. p. 8. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
7. "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. January 5, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 76749 (KOLZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KOLZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database