KESZ

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KESZ
City of license	Phoenix, Arizona
Broadcast area	Phoenix, Arizona
Branding	99.9 KEZ
Slogan	Phoenix's Best Variety of Music (General) Phoenix's Holiday Station (Nov.-Dec.)
Frequency	99.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) 99.9 HD2 KEZ Classic
First air date	1982 (as KNNN)
Format	Adult Contemporary (Christmas music Nov.-Dec.)
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	519 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	40992
Callsign meaning	EaSZ (The Z substitutes for the Y)
Former callsigns	KNNN (1981-1984) KLZI (1984-1988)
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Sister stations	KFYI, KGME, KMXP, KNIX, KOY, KYOT, KZZP
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kez999.com

KESZ (99.9 FM, "KEZ-FM") is an adult contemporary outlet based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 99.9 MHz with an ERP of 100,000 watts.

History

The station signed on the air in 1982 as KNNN, a Spanish-language station. It made the evolution to its current format in 1988. In 1999, Clear Channel added the station to its Phoenix cluster.

The station is anchored by the highly successful "Beth and Bill Show," its Morning Drive Program since approximately 1990 (hosted by Beth McDonald and former KPNX meteorologist Bill Austin). The show was renamed Beth and Friends after Bill Austin retired in early 2010 due to his battle with cancer. On June 2, 2010, Bill Austin (real name William Austin Waggoner) died of bladder cancer.^[1]

Other KESZ hosts include Kevin Gossett (3pm-7pm), Robin Rock (10am-3pm), and Lori Bradley (evenings). All three also appear on radio stations owned by Clear Channel in other markets. Gossett is based in Phoenix, and also serves as KESZ's Program Director, while Rock is based in Chicago and Bradley in Seattle.

Traditions.

Each year after Thanksgiving, the station has a tradition of playing "Non-Stop Christmas Music". Beth and Friends still air as regularly scheduled but the songs they play are strictly Christmas music.

In 2008-2012 the music has started prior to Thanksgiving.

Competitors

The station competes with two of its sister stations. One competitor is KMXP, which is Hot AC and excludes the 70's hits on KESZ. Another competitor is KYOT, which offers a Rhythmic AC format (although it was a competitor for many years with its Smooth Jazz/Smooth AC format).

HD Radio

KESZ's HD Radio signal is multiplexed. The main signal is a simulcast of KESZ's adult contemporary programming. The second channel carries KEZ's Classic Channel programmed by Clear Channel's Format Lab classic hits format consisting of songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

References

↑ http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_phoenix_metro/central_phoenix/former-tv,-radio-personality-bill-austin-dies

External links

Station website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KESZ

Radio-Locator information on KESZ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KESZ

v t e Radio stations in the Phoenix metropolitan area

by FM frequency	88.3¹/88.3² 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.5 92.3 92.7 93.3 93.9 94.1 94.5 95.1 95.5 96.3 96.9 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.3 99.9 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.5 102.1 102.5 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.3 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.9 107.1 107.9

by AM frequency	550 620 710 740 860 910 960 1010 1060 1100 1150 1190 1230 1260 1280 1310 1330 1360 1400 1440 1480 1510 1540 1580 1640

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

by callsign	KAHM KAJM KASA KASC KAZG KBAQ KBMB KBSZ KCDX KCKY KDKB KDUS KDVA KEC94 KESZ KEXX KFLR KFNN KFNX KFYI KGME KHOT KHOV KIDR KIHP KJAG KJZZ KKFR KKNT KLNZ KLVA KLVK KMIK KMLE KMVA KMVP KMVP-FM KMXP KMZQ-FM KNAI¹/KPHF² KNIX KNRJ KNUV KOMR KOOL KOY KPHX KPXQ KQMR KRDE KSLX KSUN KSWG KTAR KTAR-FM KUPD KVIB KVIT KVVA KWSS-LP KXEG KXXT KYOT KZON KZZP

¹-Daytime hours ²-Nighttime hours (KNAI and KPHF are timeshare stations) Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 219 Sirius Channel 157 Arizona radio markets Flagstaff-Prescott Phoenix Tucson Other Arizona radio regions Kingman Lake Havasu City Nogales Yuma See also List of radio stations in Arizona

v t e Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Arizona

By frequency	93.3 94.9 95.3 97.3 99.1 99.9 100.1 100.7 100.9 101.7 104.5 104.9 106.7

By callsign	KCDQ KESZ KIKO-FM KJIK KMXZ-FM KPPV KQAZ KQSR KTMG KVNA-FM KWCX-FM KXAZ KZUL-FM

By city	Claypool Duncan Douglas Flagstaff Lake Havasu City Page Phoenix Prescott Valley Prescott Springerville Tucson Willcox Yuma

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Arizona

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Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (CEO, CC Media Holdings, Inc.) John Hogan (Chairman/CEO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays (Chairman) Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

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Coordinates: 33°20′02″N 112°03′47″W / 33.334°N 112.063°W / 33.334; -112.063

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