KRIZ
KRIZ (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a gospel format. Licensed to Renton, Washington, United States, it serves the Seattle area. The station is currently owned by the Kris Bennett Broadcasting Co., Inc.
| City | Renton, Washington |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Seattle |
| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | The Z Twins |
| Programming | |
| Format | gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kris Bennett Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Kris Bennett Broadcasting) |
| History | |
First air date | 1982 |
Former call signs | KSCR (1982-1984) |
Call sign meaning | One of the Z Twins: KRIZ(s) Bennett, owner |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.ztwins.com |
KRIZ is one for The Z Twins, two radio stations serving the Puget Sound region, most notably the African-American communities of King and Pierce County, Washington.
The Z Twins were so named as, at the time, the company only owned two stations, KRIZ and KZIZ. But after KYIZ signed on, the name stuck, despite now having three stations in the family.
In 2016, KZIZ was sold to XL Media and now has a South Asian format.
KRIZ shares its studios with KYIZ and in the city's Central District east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Renton. KRIZ is most remembered as a popular Top 40 station from the 1960s & 1970s in Phoenix.
As KSCR
KRIZ originally began in the 1960s as KREN radio. In 1982 it changed to KSCR with the slogan South (King) County Radio & had an Adult Contemporary music format. Today, the KSCR calls belong to a station in Eugene, Oregon.
External links
- KRIZ in the FCC's AM station database
- KRIZ on Radio-Locator
- KRIZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database