KBLZ-FM

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KBLZ/KAZE
Broadcast area	KBLZ: Winona/Tyler, Texas KAZE: Ore City/Longview, Texas
Branding	The Blaze 102.7 - 106.9
First air date	KBLZ: 1998 KAZE: 1989
Frequency	KBLZ: 102.7 MHz KAZE: 106.9 MHz
Format	Rhythmic Contemporary
ERP	KBLZ: 9,300W KAZE: 8,200 watts
Class	KBLZ: C KAZE: C
Callsign meaning	K BLAZE K BLAZE Both calls are worded to say "Blaze"
Owner	Reynolds Radio
Website	http://www.theblaze.cc

KBLZ and KAZE (The Blaze 102.7/106.9) are a pair of Rhythmic Contemporary simulcasts serving East Texas. KBLZ in Winona, Texas broadcasts at 102.7MHz with a ERP of 9.3Kw, while KAZE, licensed to Ore City, Texas, broadcasts at 106.9MHz with a ERP of 8.2Kw. Both stations are owned by Reynolds Radio.

[edit] History

KBLZ, who signed on in 1998 (as KBKV), and KAZE, whose sign-on was in 1989 (as KWSK), have been simulcasting their format since 1999. This format has a Mainstream Urban lean to it as it plays Hip Hop and R&B music, the only station in Tyler and Longview to do so. It is the current home to the Doug Banks Morning Show.

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Radio stations in the Tyler-Longview market (Arbitron #148)

By frequency: (FM) 88.1 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 89.5 | 90.3 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 92.1 | 93.1 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 96.7 | 97.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 101.5 | 102.3 | 102.7 | 104.1 | 104.5 | 104.7 | 105.7 | 106.5 | 106.9 | 107.3

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