KXZZ | |
City: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Area: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Branding: | SportsRadio 1580 |
Frequency: | 1580 kHz |
Airdate: | 1947 (as KLOU) |
Format: | Defunct (was Sports) |
Power: | 1,000 watts |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 17016 |
Callsign Meaning: | "Z-16" (previous format) |
Former Callsigns: | KLOU (1947–1985) |
Affiliations: | CBS Sports Radio |
Owner: | Cumulus Media |
Licensee: | Cumulus Licensing LLC |
Sister Stations: | KAOK, KBIU, KKGB, KQLK, KYKZ |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | kxzz1580am.com |
KXZZ (1580 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a sports format. It was licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, and served the Lake Charles area. The station was last owned by Cumulus Media.[1] Its studios were located on Broad Street in downtown Lake Charles and its transmitter was located north of downtown east of Calcasieu River.
Frank R. Gibson obtained a construction permit to build a new 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station in Lake Charles on October 16, 1946. The station went on air in 1947 as KLOU and joined CBS on November 1.[2]
KXZZ's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission and canceled on December 28, 2021.[3]