KZEW

Last updated
KZEW
Frequency 101.7 MHz
BrandingThe Zoo
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations NBC News Radio, Dial Global
Ownership
OwnerSmith Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
1984-11-15 (as KYCN-FM)
Former call signs
KYCN-FM (1984–1998)
Call sign meaning
KZEW sounds like ZOO
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 60645
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 38 meters
Transmitter coordinates
42°2′44″N104°56′47″W / 42.04556°N 104.94639°W / 42.04556; -104.94639
Links
Public license information

KZEW (101.7 FM, "The Zoo") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Wheatland, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from NBC News Radio and Dial Global. [2]

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History

The station went on the air as KYCN-FM on November 15, 1984. On September 4, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current KZEW. [3] Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by what was then an album-oriented rock station in Dallas, Texas which from 1973 to 1989 invented the phrase "The Zoo" on September 19, 1973. In 2017, the station was brought back by the former staff of the original radio station. It is now streaming online at https://thezoorocks.com and is known as "THE ZOO".

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KZEW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KZEW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KZEW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.