KIZZ
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KIZZ is a Top 40 (CHR)
radio station located in Minot, North Dakota
owned by Clear Channel Communications
. Z94 airs the syndicated Bob and Sheri morning show and along with weekend programs such as American Top 40
, Dawson McAllister Live
, Ringtone Countdown, and Hollywood Hamilton.
Clear Channel also owns and operates KCJB
910 (Classic country
/Talk
), KRRZ
1390 (Classic Hits
/Talk
), KYYX
97.1 (Country
), KMXA-FM
99.9 (Hot AC), and KZPR
105.3 (Rock
) in Minot
.
The same call letters were assigned in the 1960s to an AM sunlight-only radio station in El Paso, Texas, an early entrant in the category of conservative talk radio stations.
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
radio station located in Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
. Z94 airs the syndicated Bob and Sheri morning show and along with weekend programs such as American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
, Dawson McAllister Live
Dawson McAllister Live
Dawson McAllister Live is a talk radio show hosted by Dawson McAllister where teenagers and young adults talk about problems in life including divorce, depression, cutting, suicide, drug addictions, eating disorders, homosexuality, and family issues...
, Ringtone Countdown, and Hollywood Hamilton.
Clear Channel also owns and operates KCJB
KCJB
KCJB "91 Country" 910 is a classic country radio station in Minot, North Dakota. The station also airs the "Joel Heitkamp" show from KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota....
910 (Classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
/Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
), KRRZ
KRRZ
KRRZ "Classic Hits 1390" is an classic hits radio station in Minot, North Dakota owned by Clear Channel Communications. KRRZ also airs Minnesota Vikings games during the football season....
1390 (Classic Hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
/Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
), KYYX
KYYX
KYYX is a country music radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The call sign "KYYX" is pronounced as "kicks" and the station's nickname is "97 Kicks FM"....
97.1 (Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
), KMXA-FM
KMXA-FM
KMXA-FM "Mix 99.9" is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station in Minot, North Dakota owned by Clear Channel Communications. During the Christmas season "Mix 99.9" plays continuous Christmas music...
99.9 (Hot AC), and KZPR
KZPR
KZPR is a rock music formatted radio station in Minot, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its airs an mainstream rock format. KZPR is Minot's only heritage rock station, with daily features such as 7 O'clock Rocks and Mandatory Metallica...
105.3 (Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
) in Minot
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
.
The same call letters were assigned in the 1960s to an AM sunlight-only radio station in El Paso, Texas, an early entrant in the category of conservative talk radio stations.