KZLS (AM)

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KZLS
KZLS TheEagleAM1640 logo.jpg
CityEnid, Oklahoma
Frequency1640 kHz (HD Radio via KNAH-HD4)
BrandingThe Eagle 1640
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Townhall Radio News
Ownership
OwnerChisholm Trail Broadcasting Co.
History
First air date
June 21, 2004 (first license granted)
Former call signs
KBFQ (1998-2000)
KMMZ (2000-2000)
KMKZ (2000-2000)
KMMZ (2000-2000)
KFNY (2004-2005)
KFXY (2005-2013)
KOAG (2013)
Technical information
Facility ID87168
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
36°6′55″N 97°45′23″W / 36.11528°N 97.75639°W / 36.11528; -97.75639
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKZLSam.com

KZLS (1640 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Enid, Oklahoma. The station is currently owned by Chisholm Trail Broadcasting Co.[1][2] The transmitter is off Route 51 in Hennessey, Oklahoma. KZLS is powered at 10,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna at all times.[3] Programming is also heard on 99.7 KNAH-HD4.

KZLS airs a talk radio format. Most of the schedule is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk hosts, including Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Dave Ramsey, Joe Pags and Todd Schnitt. World and national news is heard at the beginning of most hours, from Townhall Radio News.

On December 3, 2021, Cumulus Media announced it would end its local marketing agreement with Champlin Broadcasting-owned KQOB on January 21, 2022 and will flip to a simulcast of KZLS as "96.9 The Eagle".[4] Champlin Broadcasting has relations with Chisholm Trail Broadcasting.

History[]

KZLS originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KCRC in Enid authorized to move from 1390 to 1640 kHz.[5]

The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency.[5] However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations have remained authorized. One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.[6][7]

The new expanded band station on 1640 kHz was assigned the call letters KBFQ on May 15, 1998. In June 2000, the station changed its call sign to KMMZ and a few months later on November 24, 2000 to KMKZ. The station then reverted to KMMZ on September 15, 2003 and on February 16, 2004 became KFNY. On March 30, 2005, the station became KFXY, and then took on the KOAG call sign on January 1, 2013. On September 27, 2013, the sister station 99.7 switch to 1640 changing the call letters to KZLS. On February 19, 2014 it was planned to adopt News/Talk format.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "KZLS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KZLS Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KZLS
  4. ^ "Alice To Give Way To Conservative Talk In Oklahoma City As Long-Running LMA Comes To End". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. ^ a b "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  6. ^ "In re: WHLY(AM), South Bend, Indiana" (FCC DA 13-600, released April 3, 2013)
  7. ^ "FCC Rejects Clear Channel-Withers Deal For WDDD-A", September 1, 2010 (allaccess.com)
  8. ^ "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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