KZLZ
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KZLZ is a Regional Mexican
radio station
that serves Tucson, Arizona
. KZLZ is licenced to broadcast from Kearny, Arizona
(a town 80 miles north of Tucson), and broadcasts on the frequency of 105.3 MHz. KZLZ was owned by Entravision Communications Corporation until September 5th, 2006, when it was acquired by Todd Robinson for $4,750,000. On December 1, 2006, the FCC approved the voluntary transfer of the license to KZLZ, LLC.
station. Programming was delivered via satellite.
In 1993 KCDX was sold to Entravision, who changed the call letters to KZLZ, and flipped the format to Spanish language Regional Mexican
.
s to strengthen the signal in Tucson.
KZLZ-FM1 and KZLZ-FM2 are licensed to Tucson, and the transmitters are located in northeast Tucson. KZLZ-FM1 operates with an ERP of 40 watts, and KZLZ-FM2 operates at 67 watts.
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that serves Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. KZLZ is licenced to broadcast from Kearny, Arizona
Kearny, Arizona
Kearny is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The town was named after General Stephen Watts Kearny, who passed through the area on November 7, 1846 while leading 100 dragoons to California. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,765...
(a town 80 miles north of Tucson), and broadcasts on the frequency of 105.3 MHz. KZLZ was owned by Entravision Communications Corporation until September 5th, 2006, when it was acquired by Todd Robinson for $4,750,000. On December 1, 2006, the FCC approved the voluntary transfer of the license to KZLZ, LLC.
History
In the early 1990s, KCDX was known as 'X 105.3', and was a rockRock 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...
station. Programming was delivered via satellite.
In 1993 KCDX was sold to Entravision, who changed the call letters to KZLZ, and flipped the format to Spanish language Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
.
Signal and Boosters
Because of the distance from the KZLZ transmitter and the station's target market (Tucson), KZLZ uses two boosterRadio repeater
A radio repeater is a combination of a radio receiver and a radio transmitter that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation. This article refers to professional, commercial, and...
s to strengthen the signal in Tucson.
KZLZ-FM1 and KZLZ-FM2 are licensed to Tucson, and the transmitters are located in northeast Tucson. KZLZ-FM1 operates with an ERP of 40 watts, and KZLZ-FM2 operates at 67 watts.