KIOZ

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KIOZ
City of license	San Diego, California
Broadcast area	San Diego, California
Branding	"Rock 105.3"
Slogan	San Diego's Rock Station
Frequency	105.3 (MHz) (Also on HD Radio)
Format	Rock
ERP	23,500 watts
HAAT	218 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	13504
Former callsigns	KCBQ
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Sister stations	KGB, KHTS, KLSD, KMYI, KOGO, KUSS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.rock1053.com

KIOZ-FM, also known as "Rock 105.3", is a Rock station in San Diego, California. It is licensed in San Diego, California and is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

[edit] History

KIOZ or Rock 105.3 is the only hard rock station in San Diego, California, USA. The morning show is The Mikey Show, with Missi following The Mikey Show, BC & Clint doing afternoons, and Robin Roth doing nights at KIOZ. KIOZ will occasionally mix in classic rock, however, this is generally limited to tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. The Mikey Show replaced Howard Stern on the KIOZ lineup in 2004 after Clear Channel Communications, KIOZ's current parent company forced the cancellation of Stern's morning show from the six Clear Channel-owned stations that carried it, owing to the "Nipplegate" incident at Super Bowl XXXVIII. (Stern would move to KPLN that summer, then ultimately out of all FCC jurisdiction when he moved to Sirius Satellite Radio in January of 2006) - a move that he took much pride in making.

[edit] Current Operations

In 2005, KIOZ became the flagship station carrying San Diego Chargers football events during the regular season. Staffing the microphones for the pre-game shows are Eddie "The Oracle" Pappani (from the KIOZ morning drive "The Mikey Show") and former NFL players Lew Bush and Jim Laslavic, of San Diego's KNSD.

[edit] External links

• Rock 105.3
• The Mikey Show
• Chargers Radio Network - Backstage
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KIOZ
• Radio Locator information on KIOZ
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KIOZ