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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KEZO-FM
| name = KEZO-FM
| image = [[Image:KEZO logo.png]]
| logo = KEZO Z-92 logo.jpg
| city = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| logo_size = 150px
| area = [[Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area]]
| city = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| area = [[Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area]]
| branding = Z-92
| branding = Z-92
| slogan = The Rock Station
| frequency = 92.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| airdate = May 15, 1961
| airdate = {{start date|1961|5|15}} (as WOW-FM)
| frequency = 92.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}<br>92.3 HD2 [[KXSP]]
| format = [[Mainstream rock]]
| format = [[Mainstream rock]]
| subchannels = HD2: [[Sports radio|Sports]] ([[KXSP]] [[simulcast]])
| power =
| erp = 95,000 [[watt]]s
| erp = 95,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|360.9|meters}}
| haat = 360.9 meters (1184 feet)
| class = C0
| class = C0
| facility_id = 74105
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 74105
| coordinates = {{coord|41|18|16|N|96|1|41|W|region:US-NE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41|18|16|N|96|1|41|W|region:US-NE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = '''E'''a'''Z'''y listening '''O'''maha - refers to previous format
| callsign_meaning = "Easy Omaha" (refers to previous format)
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WOW-FM (1961–1971)|KFMX (1971–1973)|KEZO (1973–1987)}}
| affiliations =
| owner = [[E.W. Scripps Company]]
| licensee = Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
| owner = [[SummitMedia]]
| licensee = SM-KEZO-FM, LLC
| sister_stations = [[KKCD]], [[KMTV-TV]], [[KQCH]], [[KSRZ]], [[KXSP]]
| sister_stations = [[KKCD]], [[KQCH]], [[KSRZ]], [[KXSP]]
| webcast = [http://z92.com/Listen/ListenLive/tabid/1259/Default.aspx Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.z92.com z92.com]
| webcast = [https://www.z92.com/player Listen Live]
| affiliations =
| website = [https://www.z92.com z92.com]
}}
}}


'''KEZO-FM''' (92.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] '''Z-92''') is a commercial [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. It is owned by [[E.W. Scripps Company]].<ref>http://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/stations/by/format/for/R5</ref> KEZO airs a [[mainstream rock]] [[radio format]]. Studios and offices are on Mockingbird Drive in south Omaha, and the station's [[transmitter]] is off North 72nd Street and Crown Point at the Omaha master antenna farm in north-central Omaha.<ref>http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KEZO-FM</ref>
'''KEZO-FM''' (92.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a commercial [[radio station]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. It is owned by [[SummitMedia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q/report/stations/by/format/for/R5|title=Login to All Access - Breaking Radio News and Free New Music - AllAccess.com|website=allaccess.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> KEZO airs a [[mainstream rock]] [[radio format]]. KEZO's studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's [[Aksarben Village]], and the station's [[transmitter]] is off North 72nd Street and Crown Point at the Omaha master antenna farm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KEZO-FM|title=KEZO-FM Radio Station Coverage Map|website=radio-locator.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref>


[[Todd-n-Tyler]] (Mike Tyler and Todd Brandt) host the station's morning show, with the program [[radio syndication|syndicated]] to other radio stations.
[[Todd-n-Tyler]] (Mike Tyler and Todd Brandt) host the station's morning show, with the program [[radio syndication|syndicated]] to other radio stations.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-08-06.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
KEZO broadcasts the [[sports radio|sports programming]] from its [[sister station]] [[KXSP]] on its [[HD Radio]] digital audio subchannel.


==History==
==History==
On May 15, 1961, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as '''WOW-FM''', a sister station to 590 WOW (now KXSP).<ref>[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-137]]</ref> After initially [[simulcast]]ing the [[AM broadcasting|AM]] station, it switched to broadcasting [[beautiful music]]. It become a [[Top 40]] station for a short time in the early 1970s under the call letters '''KFMX'''. Then it switched back to [[easy listening]] music, and, in 1973, changed its [[call sign|call letters]] to '''KEZO''', standing for '''E'''a'''Z'''y '''O'''maha. The station flipped to rock music at 9 a.m. on September 6, 1978, still keeping its KEZO call letters but using the identification '''Z-92'''.<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=KEZO History|url=http://www.nebraskaradio.com/scrapbook/923.htm|format=HTML|date=|work=|publisher=NebraskaRadio.com|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
On May 15, 1961, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as WOW-FM, a sister station to WOW (590 AM, now [[KXSP]]).<ref>[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-137]]</ref> After initially [[simulcast]]ing the [[AM broadcasting|AM]] station, it switched to broadcasting [[beautiful music]]. It became a [[Top 40]] station for a short time in the early 1970s under the call letters KFMX. The station then switched back to [[easy listening]] music, and, in 1973, changed its [[call sign|call letters]] to KEZO, standing for "Easy Omaha". The station flipped to rock music at 9 a.m. on September 6, 1978, still keeping its KEZO call letters but using the identification "Z-92".<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=KEZO History|url=http://www.nebraskaradio.com/scrapbook/923.htm|publisher=NebraskaRadio.com|access-date=March 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325000340/http://www.nebraskaradio.com/scrapbook/923.htm|archive-date=March 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Notable former Z-92 announcers include [http://www.otistwelve.com/ Otis XII] of the group [[Ogden Edsl]] and his long-time partner Diver Dan Doomey. A popular long-running feature of their morning show was [http://feeds.feedburner.com/OtisTwelve Space Commander Wack], produced by Ralph Caldwell who was also the voice of announcer Yerzik Narge. Other recurring characters included the Mean Farmer and Lance Stallion, Radio Detective. Some notable DJs include Chuck Yates, Joe Blood, Rick Setchell, and Tim Bourke.
Notable former Z-92 announcers include Otis XII of the group [[Ogden Edsl]] and his long-time partner Diver Dan Doomey. A popular long-running feature of their morning show was [http://feeds.feedburner.com/OtisTwelve Space Commander Wack], produced by Ralph Caldwell who was also the voice of announcer Yerzik Narge. Other recurring characters included the Mean Farmer and Lance Stallion, Radio Detective. Some notable DJs include Chuck Yates, Joe Blood, Rick Setchell, and Tim Bourke.


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[[Journal Media Group|Journal Communications]] and the [[E. W. Scripps Company]] announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new media company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KEZO-FM. The transaction was completed in 2015.<ref name=tvnc-journalscripps>{{cite news|title=E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/78093/ew-scripps-journal-merging-broadcast-ops|access-date=July 31, 2014|work=TVNewsCheck|date=July 30, 2014}}</ref> Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to [[SummitMedia]] in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.<ref name="ir-saletosmcomplete">{{cite news |title=Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale. |url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/scripps-completes-two-more-pieces-of-radio-division-sale/article_7760f668-de69-11e8-8452-576eb3d6fc32.html |access-date=November 2, 2018 |work=Inside Radio |date=November 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
===Corporate Merger===
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[[Journal Communications]] and [[The E.W. Scripps Company]] announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new media company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KEZO-FM. The transaction was completed in 2015.<ref name=tvnc-journalscripps>{{cite news|title=E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/78093/ew-scripps-journal-merging-broadcast-ops|accessdate=July 31, 2014|work=TVNewsCheck|date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.z92.com Z-92] (official site)
*[https://www.z92.com Z92] (official website)
*[http://www.tntradioempire.com/ Todd-n-Tyler] (official site)
*[https://www.tntradioempire.com/ Todd-n-Tyler] (official site)
*[http://www.tntu.net Todd and Tyler Unauthorized]
*[https://www.tntu.net Todd and Tyler Unauthorized]
{{FM station data|KEZO}}
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{{Omaha Radio}}
{{Omaha Radio}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Omaha, Nebraska|EZO-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Omaha, Nebraska|EZO-FM]]
[[Category:Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:The E.W. Scripps Company]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1961]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in Nebraska]]

Latest revision as of 10:04, 12 July 2024

KEZO-FM
Broadcast areaOmaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area
Frequency92.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZ-92
Programmierung
FormatMainstream rock
SubchannelsHD2: Sports (KXSP simulcast)
Ownership
Owner
KKCD, KQCH, KSRZ, KXSP
History
First air date
May 15, 1961 (1961-05-15) (as WOW-FM)
Former call signs
  • WOW-FM (1961–1971)
  • KFMX (1971–1973)
  • KEZO (1973–1987)
Call sign meaning
"Easy Omaha" (refers to previous format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74105
ClassC0
ERP95,000 watts
HAAT360.9 meters (1,184 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′16″N 96°1′41″W / 41.30444°N 96.02806°W / 41.30444; -96.02806
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitez92.com

KEZO-FM (92.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. It is owned by SummitMedia.[2] KEZO airs a mainstream rock radio format. KEZO's studios are located on Mercy Road in Omaha's Aksarben Village, and the station's transmitter is off North 72nd Street and Crown Point at the Omaha master antenna farm.[3]

Todd-n-Tyler (Mike Tyler and Todd Brandt) host the station's morning show, with the program syndicated to other radio stations.[4]

History

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On May 15, 1961, the station signed on as WOW-FM, a sister station to WOW (590 AM, now KXSP).[5] After initially simulcasting the AM station, it switched to broadcasting beautiful music. It became a Top 40 station for a short time in the early 1970s under the call letters KFMX. The station then switched back to easy listening music, and, in 1973, changed its call letters to KEZO, standing for "Easy Omaha". The station flipped to rock music at 9 a.m. on September 6, 1978, still keeping its KEZO call letters but using the identification "Z-92".[6]

Notable former Z-92 announcers include Otis XII of the group Ogden Edsl and his long-time partner Diver Dan Doomey. A popular long-running feature of their morning show was Space Commander Wack, produced by Ralph Caldwell who was also the voice of announcer Yerzik Narge. Other recurring characters included the Mean Farmer and Lance Stallion, Radio Detective. Some notable DJs include Chuck Yates, Joe Blood, Rick Setchell, and Tim Bourke.

Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new media company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KEZO-FM. The transaction was completed in 2015.[7] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Omaha stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEZO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Login to All Access - Breaking Radio News and Free New Music - AllAccess.com". allaccess.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "KEZO-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-08-06.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-137
  6. ^ "KEZO History". NebraskaRadio.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  8. ^ "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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