WKZY
Encyclopedia
WKZY is a commercial radio station
in Cross City, Florida
, broadcasting to the Gainesville
-Ocala, Florida
area on 106.9 FM
.
format on 106.7 MHz. It took several years for then owner, Women in Florida Broadcasting, to upgrade the signal to a C1 and move it to its current transmitter site, about 2 miles west of Trenton
. In doing so, however, the station changed its frequency to 106.9 MHz, to avoid conflicts with Orlando
-area station WXXL
, which also broadcasts on 106.7 FM. Upon the frequency change, WDFL-FM became WKZY ("Cozy") and its format changed to Adult Standards
, fed via satellite from Westwood One
.
It was sold to Pamal Broadcasting
in late 2000, and in April 2001 launched a Soft Rock
/Adult Contemporary format as "Lite Rock, 106.9 KZY." This format never did well, mostly because it was going up against heritage WKTK
which had a better signal over the Gainesville metro. Pamal moved the studios from a single wide mobile home at the Trenton transmitter site to the studios of WLUS (now WDVH
) on the east side of Gainesville. From that location, the station consistently had trouble delivering a reliable program feed to the transmitter site.
In 2003, Pamal changed format to Adult Hits
as "106.9 KZY." In October 2005, WKZY along with Pamal's other Gainesville stations moved to a new studio facility in the Sunshine Broadcasting Building, located at 100 NW 76 Street, in the Tower Hill Office Park where they operate from today. In order to comply with FCC 73.1225(a) (main studio rule), the station still maintains its main studio at the Trenton Transmitter site.
In December 2007 106.9 KZY transitioned to Hot AC (adult contemporary) and more recently to an Adult Top 40 with a rhythmic lean.
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...
in Cross City, Florida
Cross City, Florida
Cross City is a town in Dixie County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,800...
, broadcasting to the Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
-Ocala, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
area on 106.9 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
.
History
WKZY signed on as in 1987 as WDFL-FM from the tower of then sister station, WDFL (now WZCC) in Cross City. It was originally a Class A FM station with 6,000 watts of power broadcasting a satellite-fed CountryCountry 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...
format on 106.7 MHz. It took several years for then owner, Women in Florida Broadcasting, to upgrade the signal to a C1 and move it to its current transmitter site, about 2 miles west of Trenton
Trenton, Florida
Trenton is a city in Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. The population is projected to be 1,722 as of April 1, 2008. It is the county seat of Gilchrist County.-Geography:Trenton is located at ....
. In doing so, however, the station changed its frequency to 106.9 MHz, to avoid conflicts with Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
-area station WXXL
WXXL
WXXL, also known as XL1067, is a contemporary hit radio station licensed to Tavares, Florida, United States, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its studio is located at Clear Channel Orlando's headquarters in Maitland. WXXL primarily serves the Greater Orlando metropolitan area...
, which also broadcasts on 106.7 FM. Upon the frequency change, WDFL-FM became WKZY ("Cozy") and its format changed to Adult Standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
, fed via satellite from Westwood One
Westwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
.
It was sold to Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast and Florida. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast...
in late 2000, and in April 2001 launched a Soft Rock
Soft rock
Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...
/Adult Contemporary format as "Lite Rock, 106.9 KZY." This format never did well, mostly because it was going up against heritage WKTK
WKTK
WKTK is a commercial radio station licensed in Crystal River, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 98.5 FM.Home of Storm and Chris in the morning. The station began broadcasting in 1976 as WRYO, a religious station...
which had a better signal over the Gainesville metro. Pamal moved the studios from a single wide mobile home at the Trenton transmitter site to the studios of WLUS (now WDVH
WDVH (AM)
WDVH is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 980 AM. The-History:WDVH signed on the air on in October 1955 from its current transmitter location on SE 27th street...
) on the east side of Gainesville. From that location, the station consistently had trouble delivering a reliable program feed to the transmitter site.
In 2003, Pamal changed format to Adult Hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
as "106.9 KZY." In October 2005, WKZY along with Pamal's other Gainesville stations moved to a new studio facility in the Sunshine Broadcasting Building, located at 100 NW 76 Street, in the Tower Hill Office Park where they operate from today. In order to comply with FCC 73.1225(a) (main studio rule), the station still maintains its main studio at the Trenton Transmitter site.
In December 2007 106.9 KZY transitioned to Hot AC (adult contemporary) and more recently to an Adult Top 40 with a rhythmic lean.