KZIO

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KZIO
City of license	Two Harbors, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Duluth, MN-Superior, WI
Branding	94X
Slogan	Pure Rock
First air date	1980s
Frequency	104.3 & 94.1 (MHz)
Format	Active Rock
Power	104.3 MHz: 50,000 watts 94.1 MHz: 250 watts
Class	C2 (104.3), D (94.1)
Owner	Red River Broadcasting
Website	www.94xrocks.com

KZIO, also known as 94X, is a radio station located in Duluth, MN that airs an active rock format playing current rock music and rock from the 1990s, along with hard rock of the 1980s and select classic rock songs.

The main station, KZIO-FM which operates at 104.3 MHz, is based in Two Harbors, Minnesota -- its moniker is derived from its Duluth translator (low-power rebroadcaster), K231BI which operates at 94.1 FM. 104.3 FM can be heard in Duluth, though its signal is spotty. The existing rock format signed on as "X106" using 106.3 as the translator until upgrading to 94.1FM.

The station is owned by Red River Broadcasting, which also owns KQDS-TV channel 21, KQDS-AM 1490 and FM 94.9 and WWAX-FM 92.1.

The call letters KZIO were originally located at 102.5 MHz in the same market. 102.5 KZIO aired a Top 40 format in the 80s and 90s until switching formats in 1996.

104.3 began as WRSR and a Smooth Jazz format in the mid 1990s before transitioning to a plethora of adult-based radio formats until settling upon its current Active Rock format in March 2003.

Past and Present 94X DJ's include Zuech, Hans, The Kid, Ray, Ace Rockolla, The Milkman, Smiling Mike, Alli Foxx

[edit] External links

• 94X
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KZIO
• Query the FCC's FM station database for K231BI