KZMZ

KZMZ
Broadcast areaGreater Alexandria
Frequency96.9 MHz
Branding96.9 Rocks
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
New Orleans Saints Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Cenla Broadcasting
  • (Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC)
KDBS, KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KSYL
History
First air date
1947 (77 years ago) (1947) (as KALB-FM)
Former call signs
KALB-FM (1947–1979)
KSLI (1979–1980)
KTIZ (1980–1986)
Technical information
Facility ID63199
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT321 meters (1,053 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°1′59.00″N 92°30′8.00″W / 31.0330556°N 92.5022222°W / 31.0330556; -92.5022222
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website969rocks.com

KZMZ (96.9 FM, "96.9 Rocks") is an American radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.[1] Its studios are located on Texas Avenue in Alexandria, and its transmitter is located near Forest Hill, Louisiana.

History[edit]

The station went on the air in 1947 as a sister station to KALB-AM (Now KJMJ) and KALB-TV with the call letters KALB-FM. Since the 1980s, 96.9 has been programmed as an urban station with the callsign of KTIZ, and top 40, classic rock, and mainstream rock formats as KZMZ.

Former logo

Sports[edit]

KZMZ, as of 2008, is a sister station to KSYL and broadcasts LSU Tigers football games . It also broadcasts the football games of the Bolton Bears, a local high school football team.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "KZMZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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