KZZI explained

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.

Ownership

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]

Honors and awards

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.

External links

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. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. News: Broadcasting & Cable . Changing Hands . 1999-02-15 . Alisa . Holmes.
  4. https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/duhamel-broadcasting-sale-bittersweet-after--year-history-in-the/article_6ee2877f-2a42-53a2-8c8a-292d18bd2946.html "Duhamel Broadcasting sale 'bittersweet' after 75-year history in the Black Hills"
  5. News: Yankton Press & Dakotan . SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded . 2006-05-08 .