KZFS

KZFS
City Spokane, Washington
Broadcast area Spokane, Washington
Branding Kix 99.3
Slogan Today's Hit Country
Frequency 1280 kHz
Translator(s) 99.3 K257FX (Spokane)
First air date 1965 (as KUDY)
Format Country
Power 5,000 watts (day)
125 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 53149
Transmitter coordinates 47°36′27″N 117°21′40″W / 47.60750°N 117.36111°W / 47.60750; -117.36111
Callsign meaning K Z Fox Sports (previous affiliation)
Former callsigns KUDY (1964-2002)
KAQQ (2002-2005)
KPTQ (2005-2013)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations KCDA, KFOO-FM, KISC, KKZX, KQNT
Webcast Listen Live
Website kix993.iheart.com

KZFS (1280 AM, "Kix 99.3") is a country music radio station in Spokane, Washington. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station's branding originates from its FM translator station K257FX.

History

The station was originally known as KUDY and had a religious format until 2002 when it swapped signals with 590, with the latter's adult standards format occupying the 1280 signal. In 2005, it dropped the adult standards format for a progressive talk format. The station served as the Spokane, Washington affiliate of Air America Radio until Air America went off the air in January 2010. On March 26, 2012, the station flipped to classic country after sister KIXZ flipped to CHR.

On April 11, 2013, the station flipped to sports talk as an affiliate of the Fox Sports Radio network, changing its call letters to the current KZFS.[1]

On April 10, 2015, KZFS changed their format to contemporary Christian, branded as Up 99.3 (relayed on translator K257FX 99.3 FM).[2]

In March 2018, KZFS flipped to country, inheriting the format and branding of KIIX-FM (which flipped to alternative rock on March 5).[3] The previously Christian format was moved to KISC HD2 and rebranded as "Up 98.1".

References

  1. ↑ 1280 KPTQ To Shift To Fox Sports Radio. RadioInsight, 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ↑ iHeart Goes Up in Spokane
  3. ↑ "iHeartMedia Performs Double Flip In Spokane". RadioInsight. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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