KZIU-FM

Last updated
KZIU-FM
City Newport, Washington
Broadcast area Spokane metropolitan area
Frequency 104.5 MHz
BrandingJoy 104.5
Programming
Format Christian Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerGrowing Christian Foundation
History
First air date
 1990 (as KMJY-FM)
Former call signs
KMJY-FM (1989–2005)
KQQB-FM (2005–2010)
KGZG-FM (2010-2014)
KNHK-FM (2014-2021) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 29911
Class C1
ERP 87,000 watts
HAAT 319 meters (1,047 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 48°23′9″N117°14′15″W / 48.38583°N 117.23750°W / 48.38583; -117.23750
Repeater(s) 104.5 KZIU-FM1 (Spokane)
Links
Webcast Live Stream
Website joy1045.com

KZIU-FM (104.5 MHz) is a non-profit FM radio station licensed to Newport, Washington, and serving the Spokane metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Growing Christian Foundation, and broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary radio format.

Contents

KZIU-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 87,000 watts. Its transmitter is on Moon Hill in Cusick, Washington, near the Pend Oreille River. [2] Because its tower is about 50 miles north of Spokane, KZIU-FM also has booster stations in Spokane, Chewelah, Colville and Sand Point, Idaho. They all operate on 104.5 MHz.

History

Launch

Originally assigned KMJY-FM in 1989 and receiving its broadcast license in 1990, this station was assigned the KQQB-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 21, 2005. [1]

KQQB-FM was one of two Rhythmic Contemporary outlets serving the Spokane area when it signed on in December 2005 (KEZE was the other). In December 2006 they re-imaged themselves as "Live 104.5" and shifted away from their Rhythmic lean for a somewhat more mainstream direction. In June 2008, the station fell silent for nearly a full year.

On June 5, 2008, the on-line website All Access reported that KQQB and KAZZ were taken off the air. No reason was given for the abrupt sign-off, but whatever issue took the stations dark is now "in court," although there are no details as to what those issues are. According to messages posted at Radio-Info.com, there were issues detailing the sale of both stations that resulted in former owners Radio Station KMJY, LLC going to court to regain control after Proactive Communications defaulted on paying the final $1 million of a $6 million deal. Radio Station KMJY, LLC then obtained a court order to seize the equipment from the studio and the station tower. [3]

According to the FCC database, the station went silent on June 4, 2008, and on June 16, 2008, applied for special temporary authority to "remain silent" which was granted on August 27, 2008. [4] The reason given in the application was "A secured creditor has seized transmitting equipment necessary to the operation of the station." This special temporary authority was scheduled to expire on February 24, 2009. [4] The FCC accepted an application for an extension of this stay-silent authority on February 2, 2009. [5] Per the FCC notification, the broadcast license of KQQB-FM would have automatically expired as a matter of law if broadcast operations did not resume by 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2009.

Service restored

In a June 2009 filing with the FCC, KQQB-FM says that it resumed broadcasting shortly before the deadline but that it began "experiencing program delivery problems" and fell silent again on June 3, 2009. [6] The licensee attests that it is working on an alternative method of program delivery so that it may "return the station to broadcast service". [6] The FCC accepted this new application for authorization to remain silent but as of July 23, 2009, had taken no further action.

Cube 104.5 Logo (2009-2010) KQQB-FM Cube1045 logo.PNG
Cube 104.5 Logo (2009-2010)

In September 2009, the station returned to the air with a rhythmic contemporary music format branded as "Cube 104.5".

104.5 Jamz KGZG-FM

Pendleton Broadcasting announced they would enter under a lease management and purchase agreement with KMJY, LLC in May 2010 and relaunched KQQB's Rhythmic CHR format as "104.5 JAMZ" on June 1, 2010. The station's call letters changed to KGZG-FM on June 16, 2010. The station is noted for having a wide variety of Hits & Hip Hop music, including breaking new music that other Rhythmic stations in the country wouldn't play, as well as having no on-air personalities or syndicated shows.

Pendleton Broadcasting KGZG-FM 104.5 JAMZ Spokane, Wa Logo KGZG-FM 104.5 JAMZ.jpg
Pendleton Broadcasting KGZG-FM 104.5 JAMZ Spokane, Wa Logo

On April 1, 2014, KGZG's 4 year LMA agreement ended and was not renewed by Pendleton Broadcasting. KMJY then took the station silent while waiting for a new purchase offer and new ownership. Pendleton has since moved the station's format to the internet as an online radio station.

104.5 Hank-FM

Former logo as Hank FM, 2014-2021 KNHK.jpg
Former logo as Hank FM, 2014-2021

On December 11, 2014, KGZG returned to the air under new LMA with Alexandra Communications, as they launched a classic country format as "104.5 Hank FM." The launch also gives Spokane its fourth country outlet. [7] On December 1, 2014, KGZG-FM changed their call letters to KNHK-FM.

All Christmas 104.5 FM

After Hank FM was bought by Xana Oregon, LLC in July 2021, Hank FM switched to All Christmas 104.5 FM on October 1, 2021. With the change of music format, KNHK switched it call letters to KZIU, while KZIU switched to KNHK for Hank FM in Walla Walla. [8]

Joy 104.5 FM

After All Christmas 104.5, On January 1, 2022, at 12:00 AM on New Years, KZIU switched to start playing Christian adult contemporary music. [9] As of 1/1/22, they kept the KZIU call sign as well the website allchristmas1045.com. By the time radio news website RadioInsight reported on the change (coming with such little announcement that they didn't do so until almost 3 weeks after, on the 19th), the station began identifying as KJYR, although as of the RadioInsight report they had yet to file the change with the FCC, which still identified them as KZIU-FM.

Ownership

In July 2005, Radio Station KMJY, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to Proactive Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 1, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 28, 2005. [10]

Proactive Communications, the station's licensee at the time this station went silent, also owned and operated 1970s Oldies-formatted KAZZ which was in the same studio in downtown Spokane.

In July 2008, Proactive Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to return the broadcast license for this station to Radio Station KMJY, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 10, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on the same day. [11]

Effective July 16, 2021, Legend Broadcasting sold KNHK-FM, KYOZ, and translator K239CL to Tom Hodgins and Christopher Jacky's Xana Oregon, LLC for $395,000.

FM Booster

KZIU-FM programming is also carried on broadcast translator or booster stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Broadcast translators of KZIU-FM
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license ERP
(W)		 Class FCC info
KZIU-FM1104.5 Spokane, Washington 2,000D FCC FM Query

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KZIU
  3. ↑ "Two Spokane FM stations go dark". Radio Info. June 8, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20080616AAR)". FCC Media Bureau. August 27, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLESTA-20090130AMA)". FCC Media Bureau. February 2, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA (BLSTA-20090603ABL)". Federal Communications Commission. June 3, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Hank Comes To Spokane" from Radio Insight (December 11, 2014)
  8. ↑ "Radio Training Network Buys Another Florida FM". AllAccess.net. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  9. ↑ "Joy Comes To Spokane". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20050708AAM)". FCC Media Bureau. September 28, 2005.
  11. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20080703AFF)". FCC Media Bureau. September 10, 2008.
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