KZPS

KZPS

iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KDGE KDMX KEGL KFXR KHKS KHVN KKGM
History
First air date	April 1, 1948; 77 years ago (1948-04-01)
Former call signs	KRLD-FM (1948–1972) KAFM (1972–1986)
Call sign meaning	Power Station (former branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	6378
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	508 metres (1,667 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°35′19″N 96°58′05″W / 32.58861°N 96.96806°W / 32.58861; -96.96806
Links
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	lonestar925.iheart.com

KZPS (92.5

(although it has a Dallas address).

KZPS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter site is off West Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill, amid the towers for other Dallas-area FM and TV stations.^[1] The station uses HD Radio technology, although it currently offers no separate digital subchannels.

The station first

).

KRLD-FM was one of only three 24-hour FM stations in the Dallas market in the 1960s. In the late 1960s, the Federal Communications Commission began requiring AM-FM combos in large cities to offer separate programming much of the day; a progressive rock format was instituted on the FM.

The call letters changed to KAFM in

formats. It was known as "92½ FM" with its slogan "Maximum Hits". In 1986, it was rebranded as "Z92.5" with its slogan "Your Power Station Z92.5". Its current call sign KZPS originated from that rebrand, with the last two letters representing "Power Station", a MOR format, and an adult contemporary format.

From 1971 to 1978, the station was owned by the family of former Dallas Mayor J. Erik Jonsson. It was sold to Bonneville International in the summer of 1978.

The year 1987 was a hard one for Top 40/CHR in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as two of the four CHR stations flipped to new formats. KZPS flipped to

also gained major success with a small mix of CHR as well, making it more dominant in the market.

KZPS's classic hits format gradually transitioned to

morning show in 1995. The station imaging switched to "Ninety Two Five KZPS, the Classic Rock station". John Boy and Billy were later replaced by local hosts Sam "Bo" Roberts and "Long" Jim White ("Bo and Jim") in mornings.

Evergreen Media bought the station from

Clear Channel Communications

, a forerunner of iHeartMedia. Through the years, notable disk jockeys included Sam "Bo" Roberts and "Long" Jim White (still hosting the weekday morning show), Jay Philpot (middays, later in Baltimore), Jon Dillon (afternoon drive, until his release in 2012), Stubie Doak (nights), Pamela Steele (middays), Ed Budanauro ("Enerjazz" host from 1987 to 1989), Benn McGregor ("McGregor" - 1982–86 writer/producer, co-host of "Morning Drive" with Andy Barber 1984–1985), Jerry Vigil (middays, production director), Pete Thomson (afternoons), John Shomby (program director), and Paul Donovan (evenings).

On April 23, 2007, KZPS rebranded itself as "Lone Star 92.5", and adopted a Texas-themed classic rock/country rock hybrid format that was previously heard on 92.5-HD2.^[2] About a year later, KZPS changed back to its previous classic rock format, keeping the "Lone Star 92.5" branding.

Since KZPS rebranded as "Lone Star 92.5", the classic rock format was briefly heard on 92.5-HD2. In April 2008, when KZPS returned to classic rock, 92.5-HD2 switched to an adult album alternative format branded as "The Music Summit" (previously on KDMX-HD2).

In October 2013, it was simulcasting from iHeartRadio's "World Class Rock" network utilizing the same format as before. Since April 2015, it was renamed to "The iHeart Current" and a month later, renamed again as "iHeart Eclectic". The AAA station in May 2018 rebranded as "Eclectic Rock".^[3]

Since mid-2019, the Eclectic Rock feed was discontinued on KZPS-HD2, leaving the digital subchannel with no programming replacement.

KZPS's HD2 signal did resume programming for a brief period,^[when?] but ceased programming once again by October 2021.

• KZPS official site
• Facility details for Facility ID 6378 (KZPS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KZPS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• DFW Radio/TV History
• Mediaweek.com story on new Lone Star format
• DFW Radio Archives