KDWZ

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KDWZ

City of license	Superior, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Duluth-Superior
Branding	102.5 KDWZ
Slogan	"The Twin Ports Hit Music Station"
Frequency	102.5 FM (MHz)
First air date	November 1996
Format	Commercial; Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	183 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	71355
Callsign meaning	A nod to KDWB-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Z is a nod to 102.5's former callsign KZIO.
Former callsigns	KZIO (until 1996) KRBR (1996-2008) KHQG (2008-2010)
Owner	Midwest Communications
Sister stations	KDAL, KDAL-FM, KTCO, WDSM, WGEE
Website	1025kdwz.com

KDWZ (102.5 FM, "102.5 KDWZ ") is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota (licensed to Superior, Wisconsin). KDWZ is owned by Midwest Communications, which also owns WDSM, WGEE, KDAL, KDAL-FM and KTCO in Duluth. All the Duluth stations share the same studio location at 715 East Central Entrance, up the hill from downtown.

History

The station was Top 40/CHR as "102.5 KZIO" (call sign now used by 104.3/94.1) until November 1996 when it switched to modern/alternative rock as "102.5 The Bear" with the KRBR-FM call sign. The Bear transitioned to active rock in 1998, and broadened its playlist by 2002. By 2006, "The Bear" moniker was dropped as the station branded as "102.5 KRBR" and added a significant amount of Classic Rock to its playlist to become a mainstream rock station. On March 3, 2008, KRBR changed its call sign to KHQG, and began branding itself as "102.5 The Hog" while remaining with a mainstream rock format. In March 2009, KHQG shifted from mainstream rock to "Classic Rock 102.5." In the classic rock arena, 102.5 more solidly targeted the market's heritage classic rock station, KQDS-FM 94.9. The previous format had fallen between KQ and its active rock sister, 94X.

On August 30, 2010, KHQG changed its call sign to KDWZ; also switching formats to Top 40 (CHR) on that same date. The station's logo fonts and call letters were inspired by KDWB-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul. This marked the station's return to the format after 14 years and in turn filled a void for a full fledged Top 40 station (107.7 KBMX "Mix 108" airs a Hot AC/Top 40 hybrid format) that was left open by WWAX in 2008.^[1] WWAX flips to Hot AC as "NU 92" (pronounced as "New 92") shortly after on September 2, 2010 to attack Mix 108 on the other side.

The KDWZ call sign was used with Top 40 stations in Des Moines, Iowa (was known on-air as "Z93", now oldies formatted KIOA) and Grand Forks, North Dakota (now country formatted KYCK) in the 1980s.

References

↑ "KHQG Flips To Top 40 KDWZ" from All Access (August 30, 2010)

External links

KDWZ official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KDWZ

Radio-Locator information on KDWZ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDWZ

v t e Radio stations in the Duluth–Superior market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.5 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.9 100.5 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.9 107.3 107.7

By AM frequency	560 610 710 850 970 1230 1490

By callsign	W203AL KBMX KDAL KDAL-FM KDNI KDNW KDWZ KKCB KLDJ KQDS KQDS-FM KTCO KUMD-FM KUWS KZIO K231BI WDSM WEBC WEGZ WGEE WGHF-LP WGZS WHSA WJRF WKLK WKLK-FM WNXR WSCD WSCN WWAX WWEN WWJC

Minnesota radio markets Duluth–Superior Grand Forks, ND La Crosse, WI Mankato–New Ulm–St. Peter Minneapolis–St. Paul Moorhead–Fargo Rochester St. Cloud Other Minnesota radio regions Alexandria Austin–Albert Lea Bemidji Brainerd Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes International Falls Iron Range Sioux Falls, SD Worthington–Marshall Willmar Wisconsin radio markets Eau Claire Green Bay Fox Cities La Crosse Madison Milwaukee-Racine Sheboygan Superior-Duluth Wausau-Stevens Point Other Wisconsin radio regions Door County Dubuque, IA Janesville-Beloit-Jefferson County Rice Lake-Spooner Wisconsin Dells-Baraboo See also List of radio stations in Minnesota List of radio stations in Wisconsin

v t e CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Wisconsin

By frequency	93.1 93.3 95.5 95.9 96.7 97.3 100.7 101.1 102.5 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.7 106.9 106.9 107.1

By callsign	KDWZ WBIZ-FM WBJZ WHTQ WIFC WIXX WIZM-FM WJQM WKSZ WNNO-FM WNRG WPVL-FM WRNW WXER WXSS WZEE

By city of license	Berlin/Oshkosh Brookfield/Milwaukee DeForest/Madison De Pere/Green Bay Eau Claire Green Bay La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Platteville/Dubuque, IA Plymounth/Sheboygan Whiting/Stevens Point Superior/Duluth,MN Wauwautosa/Milwaukee Wisconsin Dells

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin Radio Disney

v t e CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Minnesota

By frequency	96.7 98.7 99.1 99.7 101.3 102.5 103.7 104.3 104.7 106.9 107.7

By callsign	KBMX KCLD KDOG KDWB KDWZ KEEZ KKBJ KKCK KLTA KROC KZTP

By city	Bemidji Duluth (KBMX) Duluth (KDWZ) Mankato (KDOG) Mankato (KEEZ) Marshall Minneapolis-Saint Paul Moorhead (Fargo, ND) Rochester Saint Cloud Worthington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin Radio Disney

v t e Midwest Communications

Indiana	Terre Haute WIBQ WMGI WPRS WXXR

Michigan	Battle Creek WNWN-FM Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WNWN WQLR WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WVIC

Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDWZ KTCO WDSM WGEE Hibbing KMFG WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ

North Dakota	Fargo KVOX-FM KFGO KMJO KRWK KVOX-AM WDAY-FM

South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO-AM KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN

Wisconsin	Appleton WRQE WYDR Green Bay WIXX-FM WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM WZDR Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER

Website mwcradio.com

Coordinates: 46°47′20″N 92°07′08″W / 46.789°N 92.119°W / 46.789; -92.119

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