| KBZN | |
| City: | Ogden, Utah |
| Area: | Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo, Utah |
| Branding: | Now 97.9 |
| Airdate: | 1978 (as KZAN) |
| Frequency: | 97.9 MHz |
| Format: | Hot adult contemporary |
| Erp: | 26,000 watts |
| Haat: | 1149m (3,770feet) |
| Class: | C |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Facility Id: | 8690 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6597°N -112.2014°W |
| Sister Stations: | KLO-FM |
| Owner: | Capital Broadcasting |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | www.kbzn.com |
KBZN (97.9 FM, "Now 97.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Ogden, Utah and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station airs a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Capital Broadcasting.[1] [2]
The station's studios and offices are located at the 257 Tower building in downtown Salt Lake City, along with sister station KLO-FM.[3] KBZN's transmitter site is located southwest of the city on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains.[4] The station is also heard on a repeater station, 97.9 KBZN-FM1 in Park City[5] and on translator station 103.1 K276DR in Montpelier, Idaho.[6]
In 1978, the station first signed on as KZAN.[7] The station was owned by Ben Lomand and broadcast a country music format. The station switched call letters to KKGB in 1988.
In 1989, the station changed its call sign to KKWY, as a Top 40 station.
In late 1989, the license was purchased by locally based Capital Broadcasting, changed call letters to KBZN, and became a smooth jazz station as an affiliate of the syndicated service "The Breeze". For several years it was a locally programmed smooth jazz station.
In 2009, KBZN made the switch to hot AC and the "Now 97.9" moniker.[8]