K227BH

This article is about the San Antonio classic rock radio station. For the San Antonio rhythmic contemporary radio station, see KZEP-FM.
K227BH
City of license San Antonio, Texas
Broadcast area San Antonio, Texas
Branding KZEP 93.3
Slogan San Antonio's Classic Rock
Frequency 93.3 MHz
First air date October 1, 1966 (as KITE-FM)
Format Classic rock
ERP 250 watts
Class 227D
Facility ID 155989
Callsign meaning Led ZEPpelin
Former callsigns KITE-FM (1966-1971)
KEXL (1971-1978)
KITE (1978-1983)
KXZL (1983-1986)
KZEP (1986-current)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
Sister stations KXXM, KAJA, KQXT, KRPT, KTKR, WOAI
Webcast Listen Live
Website kzep.com

K227BH, also known as KZEP-HD, or on the air as simply KZEP (93.3 FM), is a classic rock radio station broadcasting in and around San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was broadcast on 104.5 FM until a format change in August 2014. It is a translator station broadcasting a different signal than its parent station, KZEP-FM "Hot 104.5". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., previously Clear Channel Communications. Its studios are located on Interstate 10 in Northwest San Antonio near Wonderland of the Americas Mall, and the transmitter site is atop Tower of the Americas downtown.

History

KZEP signed on as KITE-FM on 104.5 FM with a "beautiful music" format. Toward the end of the 1960s, KITE-FM began experimenting with a multi-formatted station, i.e., beautiful music during the day and album rock after 11 PM. The underground rock segment was known as "Now Sounds." The Album Underground Rock format began after the classical music segment. Disc jockey Alan Grimm broadcast a different length show every night, sometimes until 6 AM. Underground rock artists included: It's A Beautiful Day, Bubble Puppy, The 13th Floor Elevators, Procol Harum, Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane, Savoy Brown, The Who, The Grateful Dead, Love, Pink Floyd, Josefus, etc. KITE-FM evolved into a full-time rocker as KEXL in the 1970s. In 1986, the station became known as KZEP-FM, and continued to broadcast classic rock at 104.5 FM.

On August 8, 2014, at approximately 12 noon (CDT), KZEP's classic rock format moved to its current broadcast at 93.3 K227BH and KZEP's HD2 channel, as KZEP-FM flipped to a classic-leaning Rhythmic CHR format known as "Hot 104.5.".[1][2] Clear Channel refers to the classic rock station as KZEP-HD and on-air promotions still use the name KZEP.[3]

Timeline:

Programming

KZEP plays two songs back to back from the same artist every Tuesday calling it "Two for Tuesday". KZEP also airs a classic disc at midnight, playing an album's worth of music from the same artist. The album usually ties in with an event that occurred on said day (for instance, a Rolling Stones album on Mick Jagger's birthday). Weeknights, the station airs the Sixx Sense rock radio show. On Sunday mornings it airs the nationally syndicated show Flashback.

KZEP Jocks

References

  1. ↑ "KZEP Moves & Hot 104.5 Launches In San Antonio". Radio Insight. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Clear Channel Launches Hot 104.5/San Antonio, KZEP Moves to 93.3 Translator". All Access. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Jakle, Jeannie (8 August 2014). "John Lisle gone! KZEP moved; Hot 104.5 launched - Jakle's Jacuzzi". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

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Coordinates: 29°25′08″N 98°29′02″W / 29.419°N 98.484°W