KZEW

KZEW
City Wheatland, Wyoming
Branding The Zoo
Frequency 101.7 MHz
First air date 1984-11-15 (as KYCN-FM)
Format Adult Contemporary
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 38.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 60645
Transmitter coordinates 42°2′44.00″N 104°56′47.00″W / 42.0455556°N 104.9463889°W / 42.0455556; -104.9463889
Callsign meaning KZEW sounds like ZOO
Former callsigns KYCN-FM (1984-1998)
Affiliations NBC News Radio, Dial Global
Owner Smith Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcast Listen
Website wheatlandradio.com

KZEW (101.7 FM, "The Zoo") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Wheatland, Wyoming, United States, the station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from NBC News Radio and Dial Global.[1]

History

The station went on the air as KYCN-FM on November 15, 1984. On September 4, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current KZEW.[2] Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by a deep tracks format station in Dallas, Texas which from 1973-1989 also called itself "The Zoo" (now KBFB, 97.9 FM).

References

  1. "KZEW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KZEW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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