KZZS

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KZZS
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Broadcast area Sheridan, Wyoming and northeastern Wyoming
Frequency 98.3 MHz
Branding98.3 The Peak
Programming
Format Adult Contemporary
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC
  • (Big Horn Mountain Radio Network)
KBBS, KHRW, KLGT
History
First air date
December 1999
Former call signs
KHWC (2001)
Technical information
Facility ID 89085
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 75.9 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 44°34′32″N106°52′23″W / 44.57556°N 106.87306°W / 44.57556; -106.87306
Links
Webcast Listen live (Only active during local sports)
Website Official website

KZZS (98.3 FM Wyoming's Lite-FM, 98-3 The Peak) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Story, Wyoming, United States, the station serves the Sheridan area, along with most of northeastern Wyoming. The station is currently owned by Big Horn Mountain Radio Network, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One. [1]

Contents

KZZS is located at 1221 Fort Street, west of Buffalo, along with KBBS, and KLGT. KLGT and KZZS share a transmitter site off East Eby Road, in Story, WY. Sister station KHRW has its studios at 324 Coffeen Avenue in Sheridan.

History

KZZS started as a construction permit in late 1999. The station was sold to Legend Communications of Wyoming in 2000. [2] [3]

The station was assigned the call sign KHWC on April 17, 2001. On August 17, 2001, the station changed its call sign to the current KZZS. KZZS received its license to cover on March 11, 2003. [4]

In 2021, the station added newscasts from Virtual News Source, which is an out-of-market news provider. Previously, news for the station and its sisters was done in-house. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "KZZS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KZZS Story, WY". FCCData.org.
  3. ↑ "Broadcasting Yearbook 2022" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory.com. 2002.
  4. ↑ "KZZS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "News Bites: Davi Crimmins, Rick Dees, WHEB, WJXL, California Public Radio Day". InsideRadio.com. Aug 18, 2021.
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