KLDZ explained

KLDZ
City:Medford, Oregon
Area:Medford-Ashland, Oregon
Branding:Kool 103.5
Frequency:103.5 MHz
Airdate:1991 (as KOPE)
Translator:
Format:Classic hits
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:146 meters
Class:C1
Facility Id:40983
Coordinates:42.2869°N -123.0042°W
Callsign Meaning:K OLDieZ
former format
Former Callsigns:KOPE (1988–1999)
Owner:Bicoastal Media
Sister Stations:KRWQ, KYVL, KIFS, KMED
Webcast:Listen LIve
Website:kool1035.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KLDZ (103.5 FM, "Kool 103.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Medford, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media. It airs a classic hits music format.[1]

KOOL 103.5 personalities include Scuba Steve in the afternoons. KOOL is also home for American Top 40 rebroadcasts from the 1970s and 1980s, The Ultimate Party and Lovin' Life Living The 80s with Tom Kent.

The 103.5 frequency was originally licensed to Medford as KOPE. Founded by Roy Masters, it was one of the first FM talk stations in the U.S. and locally featured legendary paranormal author/talker, Art Bell.[2] After being sold to Citicasters Co. (soon to merge with Clear Channel), the station was assigned the KLDZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 1999.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Arbitron . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . 2010-03-01 .
  2. News: The Daily Beast. The Godfather of Right-wing Radio . November 23, 2014.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.