KZZI

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KZZI
KZZI logo.PNG
Broadcast area Rapid City, South Dakota
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingThe Eagle
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerRiverfront Broadcasting, LLC
KDDX, KOTA, KQRQ, KZLK
History
First air date
September 22, 1995
Former call signs
KBFS-FM (1994, CP)
KDFX (1994–1995, CP) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 38630
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 545 meters (1788 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°19′35″N103°50′06″W / 44.32639°N 103.83500°W / 44.32639; -103.83500
Translator(s) see below
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website myeaglecountry.com

KZZI (95.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a radio station licensed to serve Belle Fourche, South Dakota, serving the Rapid City, South Dakota market. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a country music format. [3]

Contents

The station was assigned the KZZI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 1, 1995. [1]

KZZI is the radio home of Black Hills State Yellow Jackets athletics, with local radio personality Steve Ammerman providing play-by-play.

Ownership

In February 1999, Western South Dakota Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement to purchase this station from Lovcom, for a reported $79,006. [4] The station was then sold to Riverfront Broadcasting in 2019. [5]

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KZZI won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest. [6] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

Translator

Broadcast translator for KZZI
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
K242BK96.3 FM Rapid City, South Dakota 158530250119.6  m (392  ft)D LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KZZI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  4. ↑ Holmes, Alisa (1999-02-15). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.
  5. ↑ "Duhamel Broadcasting sale 'bittersweet' after 75-year history in the Black Hills", Rapid City Journal, 10 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. 2006-05-08.
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