KZZO
Broadcast area | Sacramento metro area |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Now 100.5 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Adult CHR |
Subchannels | HD2: Dance/EDM |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | October 1958 | (as KEBR)
Former call signs | KEBR (1958-88) KQPT (1988-97) |
Call sign meaning | KZ ZOne (previous branding) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65481 |
Class | B |
ERP | 115,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°38′31″N 121°05′28″W / 38.642°N 121.091°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (HD2) |
Website | now100fm |
KZZO (100.5
KZZO has an
.History
Religious: 1958-1988
The station
Smooth jazz: 1988-1995
The new owners installed a
Adult alternative: 1995-1996
Brown Broadcasting changed the branding to "The Zone" in September 1995 and the format to a wide-ranging
Hot/modern adult contemporary: 1996-2010
However, after a year as a AAA, KZZO began evolving to
Adult top 40: 2010-present
KZZO remained in that format until June 22, 2010, when it shifted to a broader
By December
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with
On August 3, 2018, Bonneville subsequently announced its intent to acquire all eight stations outright for $141 million.[13] The sale was completed on September 21, 2018.[14]
Since the ownership change, KZZO has shortened its slogan to “Today’s Best Hits” (dropping the phrase “Without The Rap”) and shifted its direction towards a
Outlaw scandal
This section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2008) |
In April 2008, The Zone began a contest in which a listener would be required to correctly identify an individual as "The 100.5 The Zone $25,000 Outlaw" in order to receive a monetary prize of $25,000 cash.[15] This was a variation of the popular radio promotion called "The $10,000 Fugitive" done on numerous stations across the country such as WBLI in Long Island.[16]
The Zone originally posted contest rules which stated that the prize was a share certificate valued at $3,400 from the Sacramento Credit Union, that matured to the total reward value of $25,000 after 10 years. This was only temporary rules set in place while the credit union gathered the funds for the entire $25,000 cash. Only if the "Outlaw" was caught in the first few days would these rules be put into place. By the 2nd week of the promotion, the entire $25,000 cash was value of the prize, and the rules reflected that change.[15]
On April 14, 2008, the morning show of rival radio station KDND began to advertise on their station that they were going to give away the location of the $25,000. KDND, owned by Entercom, not CBS like The Zone, used a full day worth of advertising promoting a contest on another radio station. The following morning, April 15, KDND's morning show spent the entire 7:00am hour reading the then-expired contest rules on the air. The reasons for doing this were not completely clear.
The outlaw was "caught" outside of the Nugget Market in Rocklin, California on April 29, 2008 at noon. The winner was greeted by Zone Staff with the letter from Sacramento Credit Union redeemable for $25,000. The video can be seen on YouTube.[17]
High Power Transmitter
KZZO has an
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZZO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Now100fm.com/contact-us
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KZZO
- ^ "KQPT promises a new age for jazz here", The Sacramento Bee, April 16, 1988.
- ^ "Sacramento Radio History". www.playlistresearch.com.
- ^ "American Radio Systems acquires KXOA-AM/FM and KQPT-FM in Sacramento and KOQO-AM/FM in Fresno, Calif. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Entercom To Turn In KDND Sacramento License; Move CHR Format To 106.5 - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 3 February 2017.
- ^ "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom". 2 February 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (October 10, 2017). "Entercom Narrows Down 16 Stations To Be Divested To Complete CBS Radio Merger". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Entercom LMA's Sacramento & San Francisco Stations To Bonneville". 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Bonneville Turns San Francisco and Sacramento LMAs Into Purchase". RadioInsight. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 24, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "100.5 the Zone - RadioZone.com - Outlaw Official Contest Rules". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ "Wbli.com: The Fugitive BLI $10,000 Fugitive Official Contest Rules". Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ 916Blondie (April 30, 2008). "Winner". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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External links
- Official website
- KZZO in the FCC FM station database
- KZZO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database