KBZN
| City of license | Ogden, Utah |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah |
| Branding | Now 97.9 |
| Slogan | Today's Best Music |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1978 (as KZAN) |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 26,000 watts |
| HAAT | 1149 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 8690 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′35″N 112°12′5″W / 40.65972°N 112.20139°WCoordinates: 40°39′35″N 112°12′5″W / 40.65972°N 112.20139°W |
| Former callsigns |
KZAN (1978-1988) KKGB (1988-1989) KKWY (1989-1990) |
| Owner | Capital Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | now979.com |
KBZN (Now 97.9 FM, "97.9 FM") is an Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Capital Broadcasting.[1][2] KBZN was formerly a Smooth Jazz formatted station until September 2008.
History
During the early 1980s the call letters were KZAN. It was a country format station using the slogan "Great Utah Country."
The station then became known as KKGB, beginning 1988. In 1989, the station changed its call sign to KKWY. As KKGB and KKWY, the station aired a primarily top 40 format. In late 1989, the station's owners placed it into bankruptcy court. The signal went off the air for several months before being purchased by Capital Broadcasting and becoming KBZN ("The Breeze") in 1990, returning to the air with a Smooth Jazz format. In 2009, KBZN made the format switch to Hot AC and the "Now 97.9" moniker.[3]
References
- ↑ "KBZN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "KBZN Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "KBZN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- KBZN - Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KBZN
- Radio-Locator information on KBZN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KBZN
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