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KZZO
Radio station in Sacramento, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KZZO (100.5 MHz "Now 100.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Sacramento, California. It broadcasts an Adult Top 40 radio format and is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, a profit-making subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. KZZO's studios and offices are on Commerce Circle in Sacramento near the American River and the North Sacramento Freeway (California State Route 160).[2] KZZO is one of four stations operated by Bonneville in the Sacramento radio market, along with FM stations KNCI and KYMX plus AM station KHTK.
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Broadcast area | Sacramento metro area |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Now 100.5 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Adult CHR |
Subchannels | HD2: Dance/EDM |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | October 1958 (1958-10) (as KEBR) |
Former call signs | KEBR (1958-88) KQPT (1988-97) |
Call sign meaning | KZ ZOne (previous branding) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65481 |
Class | B |
ERP | 115,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38.642°N 121.091°W / 38.642; -121.091 |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (HD2) |
Website | now100fm |
KZZO has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 115,000 watts, grandfathered at an unusually high power. The transmitter is on Alder Creek Parkway in Folsom, near U.S. Route 50.[3] KZZO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format, with its HD2 digital subchannel carrying an Dance/EDM format. The station carries the Brooke & Jeffrey morning drive time show, syndicated by Premiere Networks from KQMV Seattle.