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KSLZ

May 04, 2023

KSLZ (107.7 FM "Z107-7") is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The iHeartMedia (previously Clear Channel Communications) outlet broadcasts at 107.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its transmitter is located in Shrewsbury, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates from studios in St. Louis south of Forest Park.

KSLZ
Broadcast areaGreater St. Louis
Frequency107.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZ107-7
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
SubchannelsHD2: Pride Radio St. Louis (Top 40/Dance)
Ownership
Owner
KATZ, KATZ-FM, KLOU, KSD, KTLK-FM, W279AQ
History
First air date
1968 (as KACO)
Former call signs
KACO (1968-1970)
KGRV (1970-1972)
KKSS (1972-1979)
KMJM (1979-1997)
Call sign meaning
K St. Louis Z
Technical information
Facility ID48960
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT313 meters
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitez1077.iheart.com
prideradiostl.iheart.com (HD2)
KSLZ broadcasting in HD including its subchannels.

History

1968-1979: Early Years

107.7 FM debuted on the air in 1968 as KACO, which aired an adult contemporary/Middle of the Road format until a fire took the station off the air in January 1970. Two months later, the station returned to the air and changed call letters to KGRV, "Music for Groovy Adults," offering a more upbeat AC format, which lasted until 1972, when it once again changed call letters to KKSS, "Kiss 108", but retained its AC format. By 1974, KKSS switched formats to country. A year later, KKSS switched formats to an R&B format dubbed "Black in Stereo". In February 1979, KKSS altered its R&B format and adopted the moniker "Studio 108," with a hybrid Disco/R&B format, competing with WZEN (now KATZ-FM).

1979-1997: Urban

In June 1979, the calls were changed to KMJM, and the station rebranded as "Majic 108." KMJM catered to both the Black and White audiences as the St. Louis market's first ever "CHUrban" station (a forerunner to the Rhythmic Contemporary format). The station was owned by Keymarket Communications at the time. KMJM would later go on to be among the top 5 stations in the St. Louis Arbitrons during the 1980s, even as they shifted towards a conventional Urban Contemporary direction. In May 1988, KMJM was sold to Noble Communications of San Diego for $19 million. KMJM's signal was one of the best in the St. Louis area, and at the time, the station emerged as the top R&B/Urban station in the market. Jacor bought the station in late 1997, but the new owners were not interested in keeping "Majic" on the frequency despite its longterm success.

1997-present: Top 40

On October 20, 1997, at Midnight, after 18 years on 107.7 FM, KMJM was moved to recently purchased sister station 104.9 WCBW, which aired a Christian format.[1] After a 12-hour stunt with a looped heartbeat and announcements redirecting KMJM listeners to the new frequency and the launch of a new format on 107.7 later that day, KSLZ and its current Top 40/CHR format, branded as "Z107-7", debuted. The flip was to fill a format hole left by WKBQ, who dropped the format for Modern AC in February of that year. The final song on "Majic" was "Good Girls" by Joe, while the first song on "Z" was "Get Ready For This" by 2 Unlimited.[2][3]

At first, KSLZ was the St. Louis affiliate for the MJ Morning Show, based at Tampa sister station WFLZ, and the only affiliate for the show outside of the Eastern Time Zone. After the show ended in February 2012, KSLZ became the St. Louis affiliate for The Bobby Bones Show. After Bones relaunched his show to air on country stations in February 2013, KSLZ replaced him with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.[4] In December 2017, KSLZ dropped Duran for local host Jordan DeSocio.[5] As part of company-wide layoffs, DeSocio exited the station in November 2020, and was replaced by "The Jubal Show", based at Seattle sister station KBKS.[6]

HD Radio

KSLZ made the conversion to HD Radio in 2006. 107.7-HD2 carried a New CHR format branded as "Z107-7 Amped." On June 22, 2016, KSLZ-HD2 switched to "Pride Radio".[7]

References

  1. ^ "KMJM/WKBQ (Majic 108 becomes Majic 105) - St. Louis - 10/20/97 - Eric Michaels & DJ Kut". FM Airchecks. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-10-24.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "CHR KSLZ "Z107.7" launches after KMJM moves to 104.9". 20 October 1997.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance. "Elvis Duran Adds 10 Affiliates from Bobby Bones". RadioInsight. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance. "Z107.7 St. Louis Goes Local In Mornings With Jordan". RadioInsight. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance. "Z107.7 St. Louis to Add The Jubal Show". RadioInsight. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ^ HD Radio Guide for St. Louis
  • . Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

External links

  • Official Website
  • KSLZ in the FCC FM station database
  • KSLZ on Radio-Locator
  • KSLZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Coordinates: 38°34′23″N 90°19′30″W / 38.573°N 90.325°W / 38.573; -90.325

May 04, 2023
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KSLZ 107 7 FM Z107 7 is a Top 40 CHR radio station in St Louis Missouri United States The iHeartMedia previously Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 107 7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW Its transmitter is located in Shrewsbury a suburb of St Louis and operates from studios in St Louis south of Forest Park KSLZSt Louis MissouriBroadcast areaGreater St LouisFrequency107 7 MHz HD Radio BrandingZ107 7ProgrammingFormatTop 40 CHR SubchannelsHD2 Pride Radio St Louis Top 40 Dance OwnershipOwneriHeartMedia iHM Licenses LLC Sister stationsKATZ KATZ FM KLOU KSD KTLK FM W279AQHistoryFirst air date1968 as KACO Former call signsKACO 1968 1970 KGRV 1970 1972 KKSS 1972 1979 KMJM 1979 1997 Call sign meaningK St Louis ZTechnical informationFacility ID48960ClassC0ERP100 000 wattsHAAT313 metersLinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitez1077 iheart comprideradiostl iheart com HD2 KSLZ broadcasting in HD including its subchannels Contents 1 History 1 1 1968 1979 Early Years 1 2 1979 1997 Urban 1 3 1997 present Top 40 2 HD Radio 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit1968 1979 Early Years Edit 107 7 FM debuted on the air in 1968 as KACO which aired an adult contemporary Middle of the Road format until a fire took the station off the air in January 1970 Two months later the station returned to the air and changed call letters to KGRV Music for Groovy Adults offering a more upbeat AC format which lasted until 1972 when it once again changed call letters to KKSS Kiss 108 but retained its AC format By 1974 KKSS switched formats to country A year later KKSS switched formats to an R amp B format dubbed Black in Stereo In February 1979 KKSS altered its R amp B format and adopted the moniker Studio 108 with a hybrid Disco R amp B format competing with WZEN now KATZ FM 1979 1997 Urban Edit In June 1979 the calls were changed to KMJM and the station rebranded as Majic 108 KMJM catered to both the Black and White audiences as the St Louis market s first ever CHUrban station a forerunner to the Rhythmic Contemporary format The station was owned by Keymarket Communications at the time KMJM would later go on to be among the top 5 stations in the St Louis Arbitrons during the 1980s even as they shifted towards a conventional Urban Contemporary direction In May 1988 KMJM was sold to Noble Communications of San Diego for 19 million KMJM s signal was one of the best in the St Louis area and at the time the station emerged as the top R amp B Urban station in the market Jacor bought the station in late 1997 but the new owners were not interested in keeping Majic on the frequency despite its longterm success 1997 present Top 40 Edit On October 20 1997 at Midnight after 18 years on 107 7 FM KMJM was moved to recently purchased sister station 104 9 WCBW which aired a Christian format 1 After a 12 hour stunt with a looped heartbeat and announcements redirecting KMJM listeners to the new frequency and the launch of a new format on 107 7 later that day KSLZ and its current Top 40 CHR format branded as Z107 7 debuted The flip was to fill a format hole left by WKBQ who dropped the format for Modern AC in February of that year The final song on Majic was Good Girls by Joe while the first song on Z was Get Ready For This by 2 Unlimited 2 3 At first KSLZ was the St Louis affiliate for the MJ Morning Show based at Tampa sister station WFLZ and the only affiliate for the show outside of the Eastern Time Zone After the show ended in February 2012 KSLZ became the St Louis affiliate for The Bobby Bones Show After Bones relaunched his show to air on country stations in February 2013 KSLZ replaced him with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show 4 In December 2017 KSLZ dropped Duran for local host Jordan DeSocio 5 As part of company wide layoffs DeSocio exited the station in November 2020 and was replaced by The Jubal Show based at Seattle sister station KBKS 6 HD Radio EditKSLZ made the conversion to HD Radio in 2006 107 7 HD2 carried a New CHR format branded as Z107 7 Amped On June 22 2016 KSLZ HD2 switched to Pride Radio 7 References Edit KMJM WKBQ Majic 108 becomes Majic 105 St Louis 10 20 97 Eric Michaels amp DJ Kut FM Airchecks 20 October 2013 Retrieved 2022 05 07 http www americanradiohistory com Archive RandR 1990s 1997 RR 1997 10 24 pdf bare URL PDF CHR KSLZ Z107 7 launches after KMJM moves to 104 9 20 October 1997 Venta Lance Elvis Duran Adds 10 Affiliates from Bobby Bones RadioInsight Retrieved 21 April 2022 Venta Lance Z107 7 St Louis Goes Local In Mornings With Jordan RadioInsight Retrieved 15 March 2022 Venta Lance Z107 7 St Louis to Add The Jubal Show RadioInsight Retrieved 21 April 2022 HD Radio Guide for St Louis 1 Archived from the original on 2008 09 17 Retrieved 2008 02 25 External links EditOfficial Website KSLZ in the FCC FM station database KSLZ on Radio Locator KSLZ in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Coordinates 38 34 23 N 90 19 30 W 38 573 N 90 325 W 38 573 90 325 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KSLZ amp oldid 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