KZMZ

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KZMZ
Broadcast area Greater Alexandria
Frequency 96.9 MHz
Branding96.9 Rocks
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
New Orleans Saints Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Cenla Broadcasting
  • (Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC)
KDBS, KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KSYL
History
First air date
1947 (as KALB-FM)
Former call signs
KALB-FM (1947-1979)
KSLI (1979-1980)
KTIZ (1980-1986)
Technical information
Facility ID 63199
Class C0
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 321 meters (1,053 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°1′59.00″N92°30′8.00″W / 31.0330556°N 92.5022222°W / 31.0330556; -92.5022222
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 969rocks.com

KZMZ (96.9 FM, "96.9 Rocks") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC. [1] Its studios are located on Texas Avenue in Alexandria, and its transmitter is located near Forest Hill, Louisiana.

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History

The station went on the air in 1947 as a sister station to KALB-AM (Now KJMJ) and KALB-TV with the call letters KALB-FM. Since the 1980s, 96.9 has been programmed as an urban station with the callsign of KTIZ, and top 40, classic rock, and mainstream rock formats as KZMZ.

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Sports

KZMZ, as of 2008, is a sister station to KSYL and broadcasts LSU Tigers football games . It also broadcasts the football games of the Bolton Bears, a local high school football team.

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References

  1. "KZMZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.