KZZI | |
City: | Belle Fourche, South Dakota |
Area: | Rapid City, South Dakota |
Branding: | The Eagle |
Airdate: | September 22, 1995 |
Frequency: | 95.9 MHz |
Translator: | see below |
Format: | Country |
Erp: | 100,000 watts |
Haat: | 545 meters (1788 feet) |
Class: | C |
Facility Id: | 38630 |
Coordinates: | 44.3264°N -103.835°W |
Former Callsigns: | KBFS-FM (1994, CP) KDFX (1994–1995, CP) |
Affiliations: | United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
Owner: | Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC |
Sister Stations: | KDDX, KOTA, KQRQ, KZLK |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | myeaglecountry.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KZZI (95.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a radio station licensed to serve Belle Fourche, South Dakota, serving the Rapid City, South Dakota market. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a country music format.[1]
The station was assigned the KZZI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 1, 1995.[2]
KZZI is the radio home of Black Hills State Yellow Jackets athletics, with local radio personality Steve Ammerman providing play-by-play.
In February 1999, Western South Dakota Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement to purchase this station from Lovcom, for a reported $79,006.[3] The station was then sold to Riverfront Broadcasting in 2019.[4]
In May 2006, KZZI won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest.[5] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.