KSSZ

KSSZ
Fayette, Missouri ;
Broadcast area	Columbia–Mid-Missouri
Frequency	93.9 MHz
Branding	93.9 The Eagle
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Affiliations	Fox News Radio ; Compass Media Networks ; Premiere Networks ; Westwood One ;
Ownership
Owner	Zimmer Radio; (Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc.);
Sister stations	KATI, KCLR, KCMQ, KFAL, KTGR, KTGR-FM, KTXY, KWOS, KZWV
History
First air date	July 15, 1994;29 years ago
Former call signs	KACJ (1993-1994); KTLH (1994-1996); KLSC (1996-1999);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5227
Class	C3
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°3′28.00″N92°28′49.00″W / 39.0577778°N 92.4802778°W
Translator(s)	96.3 K242CT (Columbia)
Links
Public license information	Public file ; LMS ;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	939theeagle.com

Last updated April 01, 2024

KSSZ (93.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Fayette, Missouri, and serving Columbia and Mid-Missouri. The station is owned by the Zimmer Radio Group of Mid-Missouri with studios on Lemone Industrial Boulevard in Columbia, off U.S. Route 63.

History

1994-1996: Adult Contemporary

The station signed on the air on July 15, 1994;29 years ago (1994-07-15). Its call sign was originally KACJ and it was licensed to Boonville, Missouri. KACJ featured a Soft Adult Contemporary format as "Lite FM 93.9." It later used the monikers "Lite 93.9" and "93.9 K-Lite" while still airing the same Soft AC format.

Big Country of Missouri initially owned the station. Zimmer Radio bought KACJ in September 1996.^[4]

1996-1998: Classic Rock

In 1996, the station adopted a classic rock format with the call letters KLSC. Classic rock was initially successful, but a 1998 realignment of Zimmer Radio's Mid-Missouri stations sent much of the classic rock programming to co-owned KCMQ.

Around 1996, the station changed its city of license to Fayette and upgraded from 6,000 watts to 25,000 watts.^[4] That gave it a signal that could be heard in the larger Columbia radio market.

1998-2001: Adult Contemporary

The frequency returned to an Adult Contemporary format in 1998. This time it called itself "Mix 93.9," still with the KLSC call letters.

In December 1999, the station became "Kiss 93.9" and featured an oldies-leaning Soft AC station, adopting the KSSZ call letters. "Kiss 93.9" failed to gain traction in the market. It was mostly automated. It used personalities who voicetracked their shows from Seattle.

In the weeks following the attacks on September 11, 2001, the station broadcast an all-news format, largely featuring the audio from Fox News Channel. In October of that year, "Kiss 93.9" and its AC format briefly returned on 93.9 FM.

2001–present: Talk Radio

In the fall of 2001, the station became "The Eagle 93-9." It began airing a talk radio format. After a local morning show, it carries syndicated conservative talk programs with updates from [[Fox News Radio. This has become the longest-lasting format in the frequency's history.

Logo under previous slogan

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References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSSZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ Radio-Locator.com/KSSZ
↑ "K242CT-FM 96.3 MHz - Columbia, MO". radio-locator.com.
1 2 "Archived copy". kcradio.robzerwekh.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Zimmer Communications Radio Stations
KSSZ in the FCC FM station database
KSSZ in Nielsen Audio 's FM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KSSZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Radio-Locator.com/KSSZ

[3] "K242CT-FM 96.3 MHz - Columbia, MO". radio-locator.com.

[auto-4] 1 2 "Archived copy". kcradio.robzerwekh.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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