KXPZ
| City of license | Las Cruces, New Mexico |
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| Broadcast area | Las Cruces and southern New Mexico |
| Branding | Zia Country 99-5 |
| Slogan | "Southern New Mexico's New Country" |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1989 (as KVLC) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 312 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 63453 |
| Former callsigns |
KVLC (1989-1993) KROL (1993-2006) |
| Owner | Bravo Mic Communications |
| Sister stations | KOBE, KMVR, KVLC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ziacountry.com |
KXPZ (99.5 FM, "Zia Country 99-5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Las Cruces, New Mexico owned by Bravo Mic Communications. It also covers surrounding areas such as Truth or Consequences, Deming, Hatch and West Texas.
History
KVLC/KROL "The Rock Of Love"
The station launched in 1989 under the KVLC-FM call letter. In Mid 1993, the station changed formats to Christian Contemporary as KROL "The Rock Of Love", with most of it's programming coming from the Salem Music Networks.
The Rocket 99.5
In February 2006, It was announced that Bravo Mic Communications was purchasing the station with the sale becoming final in May of that year. On May 15, 2006, the station dropped the Christian format and began stunting with an all-Barry Manilow format as "Barry 99". Then on June 15th the station launched it's Active Rock format as "The Rocket 99.5" with the call letters KXPZ. For the first three years, the station was jock less until Lyndsey Green joined for afternoons. Later in the year, Jack Lutz, Shannon Ellis and Ricky T. would join the station as well.
Zia Country 99-5
On August 31, 2014, it was announced that KXPZ will drop it's active rock format and move to online only at TheRocketOnline.com; at which time 99.5 would flip to country as "Zia Country 99-5." The name "Zia Country" is taken from the Native American tribe whose sun symbol is on the New Mexico state flag.
The station made the change on September 2, 2014 at midnight.
Airstaff
The current lineup (As of March 9, 2015) is as follows
- Morning Show (5 a.m.-10 a.m.): The Zia Country Morning Ride - Lyndsey Green
- Mid-Days (10 a.m.-2 p.m.): Jeff Parsons
- Afternoons (2 p.m.-7 p.m.): Angie Krol
- Nighttime (7 p.m.-12 a.m.): Ricky T.
References
External links
- KXPZ official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KXPZ
- Radio-Locator information on KXPZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KXPZ
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