// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did KNZS say to its date? "You're my zone".
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Broadcast area | Hutchinson, Kansas |
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| Frequency | 100.3 MHz |
| Branding | KNZS Rocks Kansas Rocks 100.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KSKU, KXKU, KWHK | |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1989 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Kansas" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 1137 | |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 14,500 watts |
| HAAT | 135 meters (443 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°55′40″N 98°17′59″W / 37.92789°N 98.29979°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | adastraradio |
KNZS (100.3 FM) is a radio station airing a classic rock format licensed to Arlington, Kansas. The station serves the Hutchinson, Kansas area, and is owned by Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.[2]
History
[edit]The station debuted as KAPH (Kingman, Anthony, Pratt, Harper), a 50,000 watt station licensed to Kingman, Kansas and owned by Ron Bliss, which broadcast a full-service and adult contemporary format. It was affiliated with University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and Kansas City Royals for its sports programming. It also broadcast Kansas Information Network and Kansas Agricultural Network. It initially broadcast from 5 AM to midnight.[3]
In December 1990, for-profit Alpha Corporation (part of New Life Fellowship) purchased KAPH and changed the call letters to KTCM.[4] Religious programming on KTCM was also simulcast on sister station 91.1 KZZD (later KCFN).[5] KTCM later broadcast Spanish programming.[6]
KTCM was sold to Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting Inc. in 2007.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNZS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ KNZS fcc.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2012
- ↑ "Kingman getting FM radio station". The Wichita Eagle. September 13, 1989. p. 11c.
- ↑ "A Timeline of New Life Fellowship and Faith Metro Church". The Wichita Eagle. April 28, 1996. p. 4B.
- ↑ "Christian radio stations are converting listeners". The Wichita Eagle. November 1, 1993. pp. 10D.
- ↑ "Wichita stations plans all-Spanish format". The Salina Journal. March 29, 2002. p. A5.
- ↑ "Bob's family". The Wichita Eagle. August 28, 2007. p. 4B.
External links
[edit]- KNZS's official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 1137 (KNZS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KNZS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database