KJZN
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| City | San Joaquin, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
| Branding | Rewind 105.5 |
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1999 (as KWOL) |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 64144 |
| Callsign meaning | K JazZ FresNo (former format) |
| Former callsigns |
KVPC (1989–1999, CP) KWOL (1999–2004) KTSX (2004–2005) KUUS (2005–2006) |
| Owner |
John Ostlund and Fat Dawgs Broadcasting, LLC (One Putt Broadcasting) |
| Sister stations | KFRR, KJFX |
| Website | rewind1055.fm |
KJZN (105.5 FM) is an American commercial radio station located in San Joaquin, California, broadcasting to the Fresno, California, area. Owned by One Putt Broadcasting, its studios are located at Fresno's Radio Center on Shaw Avenue in the city's north side, while the transmitter is west of Raisin City, California.
KJZN aired a smooth jazz music format until April 28, 2009, and began stunting with Christmas music interspersed with Santa Claus-voiced liners which invited listeners to tune in on Friday, May 1, at noon if "they could handle the truth." At noon on May 1, the station flipped to a conservative talk format called 105.5 The Truth, creating a fifth strong-signal conservative talk station in the region (a region which remains without an alternative progressive talk radio broadcaster).
This was the second station in Fresno to use the smooth jazz format, which was previously heard on KEZL (96.7 FM). That station has since been flipped to the Hot Adult Contemporary format (under the call letters KALZ), and is now known as "Alice 96.7".
On January 28, 2013, KJZN changed their format from talk to sports, branded as "105.5 The Game", with programming from CBS Sports Radio.[1]
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014, KJZN and sister stations KFRR and KJFX were purchased by One Putt from Wilks Broadcasting for $6.6 million. The purchase was consummated on January 30, 2015.
On March 5, 2015, at 6 AM, KJZN flipped to classic hip hop. Initially set to be branded as "Bling 105.5", One Putt decided that 105.5's branding under its new format was to be chosen via an online name-the-station contest. In mid-May, the contest ended, and 105.5's new branding was revealed as "Rewind 105.5".[2]
Previous logos
References
- ↑ "Wilks Planning Multiple Sports Flips | RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "Fresno’s Classic Hip-Hop Gets Named | RadioInsight | Game Over in Fresno". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KJZN
- Radio-Locator information on KJZN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KJZN
Coordinates: 36°36′29″N 119°59′53″W / 36.608°N 119.998°W