KEAZ

KEAZ (100.7 MHz, "My Z100.7") is a radio station licensed to Kensett, Arkansas, serving the northern suburbs of Little Rock. The station is owned by Crain Media Group, LLC, and airs a Top 40 radio format. It uses the slogan, "All The Hits."

KEAZ
CityKensett, Arkansas
Broadcast areaNorthern Suburbs of Little Rock
Frequency100.7 MHz
BrandingMy Z100.7
SloganAll the Hits
Programming
FormatContemporary Hit Radio (Top 40)
Ownership
OwnerCrain Media Group, LLC
KSMD, KRZS, KCNY, KHTE-FM, KAPZ, KAWW
History
First air date
September 1, 1972 (as 96.7 KAWW-FM Heber Springs)
Former call signs
KAWW-FM (1979-2008)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID48748
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT129 meters (423 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°27′26″N 92°02′11″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteMyZ100.com

The studios and offices are on North Spring Street in Searcy, Arkansas.[2] The transmitter is off McIntosh Drive, near Route 16, also in Searcy.[3]

History

On September 1, 1972, the station first signed on as KAWW-FM at 96.7 MHz in Heber Springs, Arkansas.[4] It was the FM counterpart to AM 1370 KAWW and the two stations simulcast their programming. KAWW-FM was powered at only 3,000 watts, limiting its coverage to Heber Springs and its adjacent communities.

In 1998, Equity Broadcasting bought KAWW-AM-FM. In the early 2000s, the Federal Communications Commission granted a request to move KAWW-FM to 100.7 MHz. That was coupled with an increase in its coverage area, boosting the power to 50,000 watts.[5]

The station was assigned the call sign KEAZ by the Federal Communications Commission on December 17, 2008.[1] Those call letters referred to the format at the time, soft adult contemporary, described as "Easy." The city of license was switched to Kensett, Arkansas.

In the mid-2010s, the format moved to contemporary hit radio (Top 40).

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. MyZ100.com/contact-us
  3. Google.com/maps
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-14
  5. page Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-72


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