KZEP-FM

KZEP-FM
City	San Antonio, Texas
Broadcast area	San Antonio, Texas
Branding	104.5 Latino Hits
Slogan	San Antonio's Latino Hits Station
Frequency	104.5 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	93.3 K227BH (San Antonio, relays HD3)
First air date	104.5: October 1, 1966 as KITE (April 19, 2017 as "104.5 Latino Hits") 93.3: March 16, 2015
Format	104.5: Spanish CHR HD2: Classic rock "K-Zep" HD3/93.3: Classic country (KRPT simulcast)
Language(s)	104.5: Spanish and English HD2/HD3: English
ERP	104.5: 100,000 watts 93.3: 250 watts
HAAT	104.5: 202 m (663 ft) 93.3: 177.4 m (582 ft)
Class	104.5: C1 93.3: D
Facility ID	104.5: 65329 93.3: 155989
Callsign meaning	K Led ZEPpelin (former main, current HD2 format)
Former callsigns	KITE-FM (1966-1971) KEXL (1971-1978) KITE (1978-1983) KXZL (1983-1986)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	KXXM, KAJA, KQXT-FM, KRPT, KTKR, WOAI
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	1045latinohits.iheart.com kzep.iheart.com (HD2)

KZEP-FM (104.5 FM) is a Spanish CHR radio station broadcasting in and around San Antonio, Texas, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly known as Clear Channel Communications until September 2014. 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

Early Days

KZEP signed on as KITE-FM on 104.5 MHz with a "beautiful music" format in 1966. 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.

K-ZEP 104(.5)

In 1986, the station dropped the KXEL call letters for KZEP-FM, and continued to broadcast classic rock at 104.5 FM for the next 28 years. KZEP's call letters are a reflection of the music that 104.5 was known for during the majority of its life, as Led Zeppelin was one of the station's core artists during its entirety of airing rock music. KZEP faced competition from several stations over its lifetime, including KISS, and KMFR, KTKX. Despite being one of as many as 4 different rock oriented stations in San Antonio, KZEP maintained a strong presence in the ratings, leading to a nearly 3 decade tenure as "San Antonio's Classic Rock Station".

K-ZEP Gets "Hot"; Rock Moves to 93.3

On August 8, 2014, at Noon, KZEP's classic rock format moved to broadcast at FM translator 93.3 K227BH and 104.5 KZEP's HD2 channel, as KZEP-FM's main signal flipped to the current 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]

The flip had been expected to give rival Rhythmic KBBT a serious competitor, as they have dominated the San Antonio Nielsen Audio ratings since its 2000 sign on, which has seen the last four Rhythmic competitors who have tried to take KBBT out within the past decade come and go.^[4]^[5]

On June 24, 2015, translator 93.3 K227BH switched to a simulcast of KZEP's HD3 subchannel (a simulcast of classic country-formatted KRPT ("K-Buc Country"), ending KZEP's nearly 30-year run with classic rock over the air in San Antonio.^[6]

Latino Hits

On April 19, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., KZEP changed their format to Spanish CHR, branded as "104.5 Latino Hits". The final song on "Hot" was "What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake, while the first song on "Latino Hits" was "Chantaje" by Shakira.

KZEP-HD2 programming

KZEP-HD2 currently airs the classic rock format formerly broadcast on both 93.3 and the main signal of KZEP before that. The KZEP-HD2 classic rock format also continues to broadcast online at the website.

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.

Former KZEP-HD2 jocks

Laura Steele
Craig "Crash" Chambers
Nikki Sixx (as part of Sixx Sense)

Former calls/formats

KZEP 2014-2017 Rhythmic Contemporary
KZEP 1986-2014 Classic Rock
KXZL 1983-1986 Rock
KITE 1978-1983 Album Rock
KEXL 1969-1978 Album Rock
KITE-FM 1966-1969 Beautiful Music/Classical Music/Underground Album Rock

Previous logo

References

↑ "KZEP Moves & Hot 104.5 Launches In San Antonio". Radio Insight. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
↑ "Clear Channel Launches Hot 104.5/San Antonio, KZEP Moves to 93.3 Translator". All Access. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
↑ 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.
↑ "KZEP Moves & Hot 104.5 Launches In San Antonio". Radio Insight. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
↑ "Clear Channel Launches Hot 104.5/San Antonio, KZEP Moves to 93.3 Translator". All Access. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
↑ 93.3 KZEP Returns to K-Buc Simulcast

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KZEP

Radio-Locator information on KZEP

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KBDR – Mirando City KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRN – Boerne KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBZD – Amarillo KCHX – Odessa KCOR – San Antonio KCUL-FM – Marshall KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDXX – Lewisville KEPX – Eagle Pass KERB-FM – Kermit KESO – South Padre Island KESS-FM – Benbrook KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KEYU-FM – Amarillo KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT – Harlingen KGBT-FM – McAllen KGVL – Greenville KHHL – Karnes City KHRO – El Paso KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJAV - Alamo KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTN – Houston KLTO – Del Rio KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMJR – Portland KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KOZA – Odessa KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRDY – San Antonio KRGE – Weslaco KRGX – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTNO – University Park KTNZ – Amarillo KTTU-FM – Brownfield KTXC – Lamesa KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KUVA – Uvalde KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXPL – El Paso KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXYZ – Houston KXZX – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZMP - University Park KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KMPA – Pittsburgh KMUL – Farwell KPDB – Big Lake KZXM – Bullard
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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

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San Antonio, Texas radio stations
by AM frequency	550 630 680 720 760 810 860 930 990 1000² 1100 1130 1160 1200¹ 1250 1280 1310 1350 1380 1420 1450 1460 1480 1540 1580
by FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.3 91.5 91.7 92.1 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.7 96.1 96.9 96.9 97.3 97.7 97.9 98.5 98.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.5
Digital radio	91.7-1 94.1-1 94.1-2 95.1-1 95.1-2 96.1-1 97.3-1 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.1-3 101.9-1 101.9-2 101.9-3 104.5-1 104.5-2 104.5-3 105.3-1 105.3-2 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.450 (Kerrville) 162.475 (Seguin) 162.525 (D'Hanis) 162.550 (San Antonio)
by callsign	K227BH K229BJ K289BN K277CX KAHL KAHL-FM KAJA KAML KAMX KAWZ KBBT KBIB KCAF-FM KCHL KCJV-LP KCOR KCTI KCWM KCYY KDRY KEDA KGNB KHHL KISS-FM KJMA KJXK KKYX KLEY-FM KLMO-FM KLUP KMFR KMLR-FM KMYO KNBT KONO KONO-FM KPAC KPPC-LP KQXT-FM KRDY KROM KRPT KRTU-FM KSAH KSAH-FM KSAQ KSLR KSMG KSTX KSYM-FM KTFM KTKR KTKX KTMR KTSA KWED KWMF KXXM KXTJ-LP KXTN-FM KYFS KYTY KZAR KZDC KZEP-FM WNG600 WNG641 WOAI¹ WWF90 WXK67
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