KZMZ

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KZMZ
Broadcast areaAlexandria-Pineville
Frequency96.9 MHz
Branding96.9 Rocks
Programming
LanguageEnglish
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 (79 years ago) (1947) (as KALB-FM)
Former call signs
KALB-FM (1947–1979)
KSLI (1979–1980)
KTIZ (1980–1986)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63199
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT321 meters (1,053 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
Public license information
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.[2] Its studios are located on Texas Avenue in Alexandria, and its transmitter is located near Forest Hill, Louisiana.

History

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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.

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Former logo

Sports

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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

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