KZIA

KZIA
KZIA radio logo
Broadcast areaCedar Rapids-Iowa City
Frequency102.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZ102.9
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
SubchannelsHD2: Smart-FM (80s hits)
HD3: KGYM simulcast (Sports)
HD4: X107.5 (Alternative rock)
Ownership
OwnerKZIA, Inc.
KGYM
History
First air date
May 1975 (as KQCR)
Former call signs
  • KOWC (1974-1975, pre-sign on)
  • KICR (1975, pre-sign on)
  • KQCR (1975–1995)
  • KXMX (1995–1998)
Call sign meaning
Common "Z" branding for pop stations inspired by WHTZ, IA is the postal abbreviation for Iowa
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35556
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT287 meters (942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°03′25″N 91°41′42″W / 42.057°N 91.695°W / 42.057; -91.695
Translator(s)See § HD Radio digital channels
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
HD2: Listen live
HD3: Listen live
HD4: Listen live
Websitekzia.com
HD2: smartrockin.com
HD3: kgymradio.com
HD4: x1075iowa.com

KZIA, known as "Z 102.9", is a radio station based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It has a Top 40 (CHR) format primarily staffed with local personalities, including morning DJs Dancin' Eric Hanson, Clare Duffy, and Producer Ben, known as “The Morning Scramble.” Eric and Clare were recognized as the Iowa Broadcasters of the Year in 2022 by the Iowa Broadcasters Association. Other hosts include Lady J, Those Girls in the Afternoon with Destiny and Taylor, and Jaidyn on the Night Show. The station's transmitter is located in Hiawatha, Iowa, and its signal reaches most of eastern Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, and the Quad Cities area. It also reaches Prairie du Chien, and Platteville, both in Wisconsin.[2]

History

In 1975, the station would sign on as KQCR, and aired a Top 40/CHR format branded as "Q103".[3] KQCR became the dominant CHR station in Eastern Iowa; it initially aired automated programming before going live full-time in 1983.[4] In 1994, Rob Norton Jr. and Eliot Keller, owners of KRNA, purchased KQCR to create the Cedar Rapids market's first radio duopoly.[5] On September 5, 1995, KQCR changed its format to country music and its call letters to KXMX, "Max 102.9".[6][7] The country format lasted almost three years until Norton and Keller agreed to sell KRNA and KXMX to Texas-based Capstar Broadcasting. While the KRNA sale was successful, Capstar terminated the agreement to buy KXMX.[8] Norton and Keller kept the station, changing the format to top 40 and the call letters to KZIA on June 12, 1998.[9] Today, KZIA is the only locally owned commercial FM station in the Cedar Rapids market, as most of the commercial FMs in the area are owned by either iHeartMedia or Townsquare Media.[10]

On October 31, 2006, KZIA acquired the former KCRG radio (1600 AM) from Gazette Communications. KZIA renamed the station KGYM and moved its studios from downtown Cedar Rapids to the KZIA studios on the city's southwest side.[11]

Smart FM

The station airs an all-1980s hits format on KZIA-HD2 titled "Smart FM". Originally named "ROBfm" after Norton, and airing an adult hits/classic rock format, it was renamed to "Smart FM" after Norton's death on January 29, 2018, at the age of 69.[12] On August 8, 2020, KZIA-HD2 shifted to all-1980s hits, while retaining the "Smart FM" branding.[13] KZIA-HD2 is also relayed over FM radio through FM translator stations 95.1 K236AA in Cedar Rapids, and 98.5 K253BE in Iowa City. Despite each frequency limited to a low power of 250 watts, the use of two translators allows coverage for both Linn and Johnson counties. The station can also be heard throughout other counties in eastern Iowa via the primary 102.9-HD2 signal through an HD Radio receiver.

"Smart FM" features Greg Runyon on middays. Runyon was previously with Z102.9.

HD Radio digital channels

On May 14, 2003, KZIA became the first Iowa radio station to broadcast in HD Radio.[14]

KZIA also airs two channels of sports programming on their HD Radio signal. Originally, there was one channel of sports programming on HD3, which was just a simulcast of sister station KGYM, but now is split into two channels on the HD3 and HD4 sub-channels. KZIA-HD3 feeds Iowa City translator K292FZ (106.3 FM), and KZIA-HD4 fed Cedar Rapids translator K298BM (107.5 FM). This allowed up to three different sports programs at once (listeners may hear a Cedar Rapids High School sports game on 107.5, with one from Iowa City on 106.3, and a game that is the most anticipated for both areas on the main 1600 station). To designate different frequencies, 106.3 is known as the "South Gym", 107.5 was the "North Gym", and 1600 is the "Main Gym".

In January 2020, KGYM began simulcasting on translator K272GB (102.3 FM) in Cedar Rapids, and began redirecting listeners to the new frequency. The following month, K298BM/KZIA-HD4 split from the KGYM simulcast and began airing a separate sports talk format as "Gym OT." The schedule consisted of hot talk/male-oriented talk shows and sports betting shows, along with ESPN Radio and SportsMap Radio programming.[15] On January 1, 2022, K298BM/KZIA-HD4 flipped to alternative rock as "X107.5."[16][17]

The station's HD signal is multiplexed:[18]

Call sign Frequency
& Subchannel 		Format Branding Translators[19]
KZIA HD1 102.9-1 FM Top 40 (CHR) Z 102.9 (Main Programming) —
KZIA HD2 102.9-2 FM '80s Hits Smart-FM 95.1 K236AA (Cedar Rapids)
98.5 K253BE (Iowa City)
KZIA HD3 102.9-3 FM Sports KGYM/ESPN Radio/South Gym See KGYM § Translators
KZIA HD4 102.9-4 FM Alternative rock X107.5 107.5 K298BM (Cedar Rapids)

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZIA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ RadioLocator.com. "Predicted Coverage Area for KZIA 102.9 FM, Cedar Rapids, IA". Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "KQCR Is on the Air," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 29, 1975.
  4. ^ Dee Ann Rexroat, "Gary and Todd," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, July 21, 1989.
  5. ^ Darain Metz, "Purchase would give KRNA 2 ways to rock," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, February 11, 1994.
  6. ^ "Top-40 Q103 going country," The Cedar Rapids Gazette, September 1, 1995.
  7. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-09-01.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ Ford, George C (June 9, 1998). "KRNA buy OK'd after KXMX deal nixed". The Gazette. p. 8B.
  9. ^ Federal Communications Commission. "Call Sign History". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  10. ^ Stein, Jeff (2004). Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa Broadcasting. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: WDG Communications. p. 111. ISBN 0-9718323-1-5.
  11. ^ Kenyon, John (December 18, 2006). "Changing the station". Corridor Business Journal.
  12. ^ "UPDATE: 2 dead after multi-vehicle crash on I-380". January 30, 2018.
  13. ^ Cedar Rapids' Smart FM Goes All-80s
  14. ^ Stein, 182.
  15. ^ "FM Sign-On Creates Room for New Cedar Rapids Format – Upper Midwest Broadcasting". January 21, 2020.
  16. ^ Alternative X107.5 Debuts in Cedar Rapids
  17. ^ X107.5 Brings Alternative to Cedar Rapids
  18. ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=133 HD Radio Guide for Cedar Rapids
  19. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KZIA

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