KEAZ explained

KEAZ
City:Kensett, Arkansas
Area:Northern Suburbs of Little Rock
Branding:My Z100.7
Frequency:100.7 MHz
Airdate:September 1, 1972 (as 96.7 KAWW-FM Heber Springs)
Format:Top 40 (CHR)
Erp:50,000 watts
Haat:129m (423feet)
Class:C2
Facility Id:48748
Coordinates:35.4572°N -92.0364°W
Former Callsigns:KAWW-FM (1972–2008)
Former Frequencies:96.7 MHz (1972–2002)
Owner:Crain Media Group, LLC
Sister Stations:KSMD, KRZS, KCNY, KHTE-FM, KAPZ, KAWW
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:myz100.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

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 (CHR) radio format. It uses the slogan, "All The Hits."

The studios and offices are on North Spring Street in Searcy, Arkansas.[1] The transmitter is off McIntosh Drive, near Route 16, also in Searcy.[2]

History

On September 1, 1972, the station first signed on as KAWW-FM at 96.7 MHz in Heber Springs, Arkansas.[3] 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.[4]

The station was assigned the call sign KEAZ by the Federal Communications Commission on December 17, 2008.[5] 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).

Notes and References

  1. http://crainmedia.com/www/myz100.com/contact-us/ MyZ100.com/contact-us
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B017'20.5%22N+91%C2%B046'17.5%22W/@35.2883156,-91.7680533,316a,35y,304h,44.9t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!4b1!8m2!3d35.2890278!4d-91.7715278 Google.com/maps
  3. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1973/B%201%20YB%201973.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-14
  4. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D1-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf page Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-72
  5. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.