KZMZ

KZMZ (96.9 FM, "96.9 Rocks") is a 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.

KZMZ
CityAlexandria, Louisiana
Broadcast areaGreater Alexandria
Branding96.9 Rocks
Frequency96.9 MHz
First air date1947 (as KALB-FM)
FormatClassic Rock
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT321 meters (1,053 ft)
ClassC0
Facility ID63199
Transmitter coordinates31°1′59.00″N 92°30′8.00″W
Former call signsKALB-FM (1947-1979)
KSLI (1979-1980)
KTIZ (1980-1986)
OwnerCenla Broadcasting
(Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC)
Sister stationsKDBS, KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KSYL
WebcastListen Live
Website969rocks.com

History

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.

Sports

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


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