KZIA
MHz (HD Radio) | |
Branding | Z102.9 |
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Programming | |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
Subchannels | HD2: Smart-FM (80s hits) HD3: KGYM simulcast (Sports) HD4: X107.5 (Alternative rock) |
Ownership | |
Owner | KZIA, Inc. |
KGYM | |
History | |
First air date | 1975 | (as KQCR)
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Common "Z" branding for pop stations inspired by WHTZ, IA is the postal abbreviation for Iowa |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35556 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 287 meters (942 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°03′25″N 91°41′42″W / 42.057°N 91.695°W |
Translator(s) | See § HD Radio digital channels |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live HD2: Listen live HD3: Listen live HD4: Listen live |
Website | kzia HD2: smartrockin HD3: kgymradio HD4: x1075iowa |
KZIA, known as "Z 102.9", is a
History
KZIA was originally known as KQCR, which had a
On October 31, 2006, KZIA acquired the former KCRG radio (1600 AM) from
Smart FM
The station airs an all-1980s hits format on KZIA-HD2 titled "Smart FM". Originally named "ROBfm" after Norton, and airing an adult hits/classic rock format, it was renamed to "Smart FM" after Norton's death on January 29, 2018, at the age of 69.[8] On August 8, 2020, KZIA-HD2 shifted to all-1980s hits, while retaining the "Smart FM" branding.[9] KZIA-HD2 is also relayed over FM radio through FM translator stations 95.1 K236AA in Cedar Rapids, and 98.5 K253BE in Iowa City. Despite each frequency limited to a low power of 250 watts, the use of two translators allows coverage for both Linn and Johnson counties. The station can also be heard throughout other counties in eastern Iowa via the primary 102.9-HD2 signal through an HD Radio receiver.
"Smart FM" features Greg Runyon on middays. Runyon was previously with Z102.9.
HD Radio digital channels
On May 14, 2003, KZIA became the first Iowa radio station to broadcast in HD Radio.[10]
KZIA also airs two channels of sports programming on their HD Radio signal. Originally, there was one channel of sports programming on HD3, which was just a simulcast of sister station KGYM, but now is split into two channels on the HD3 and HD4 sub-channels. KZIA-HD3 feeds Iowa City translator K292FZ (106.3 FM), and KZIA-HD4 fed Cedar Rapids translator K298BM (107.5 FM). This allowed up to three different sports programs at once (you may hear a Cedar Rapids High School sports game on 107.5, with one from Iowa City on 106.3, and a game that is the most anticipated for both areas on the main 1600 station). To designate different frequencies, 106.3 is known as the "South Gym", 107.5 was the "North Gym", and 1600 is the "Main Gym".
In January 2020, KGYM began simulcasting on translator K272GB (102.3 FM) in Cedar Rapids, and began redirecting listeners to the new frequency. The following month, K298BM/KZIA-HD4 split from the KGYM simulcast and began airing a separate sports talk format as "Gym OT." The schedule consisted of
The station's HD signal is multiplexed:[14]
Call sign | Frequency & Subchannel |
Format | Branding | Translators[15] |
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KZIA HD1 | 102.9-1 FM | Top 40 (CHR) | Z 102.9 (Main Programming) | — |
KZIA HD2 | 102.9-2 FM | '80s Hits | Smart-FM | 95.1 K236AA (Cedar Rapids) 98.5 K253BE (Iowa City) |
KZIA HD3 | 102.9-3 FM | Sports | KGYM/ESPN Radio/South Gym | See KGYM § Translators |
KZIA HD4 | 102.9-4 FM | Alternative rock | X107.5 | 107.5 K298BM (Cedar Rapids) |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZIA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ RadioLocator.com. "Predicted Coverage Area for KZIA 102.9 FM, Cedar Rapids, IA". Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-09-01.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Ford, George C (June 9, 1998). "KRNA buy OK'd after KXMX deal nixed". The Gazette. p. 8B.
- ^ Federal Communications Commission. "Call Sign History". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ISBN 0-9718323-1-5.
- ^ Kenyon, John (December 18, 2006). "Changing the station". Corridor Business Journal.
- ^ "UPDATE: 2 dead after multi-vehicle crash on I-380". January 30, 2018.
- ^ Cedar Rapids' Smart FM Goes All-80s
- ^ Stein, 182.
- ^ "FM Sign-On Creates Room for New Cedar Rapids Format – Upper Midwest Broadcasting". January 21, 2020.
- ^ Alternative X107.5 Debuts in Cedar Rapids
- ^ X107.5 Brings Alternative to Cedar Rapids
- ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=133 HD Radio Guide for Cedar Rapids
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KZIA
External links
- KZIA website
- KZIA Livestream
- KZIA in the FCC FM station database
- KZIA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K236AA in the FCC FM station database
- K236AA at FCCdata.org
- K253BE in the FCC FM station database
- K253BE at FCCdata.org
- K292FZ in the FCC FM station database
- K292FZ at FCCdata.org
- K298BM in the FCC FM station database
- K298BM at FCCdata.org