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KFNZ-FM
KFNZ-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Kansas City, Missouri. It simulcasts a sports radio format with sister station KFNZ (610 AM), except during conflicting sports programming. The stations are owned by Audacy, Inc., with studios on Squibb Road in Mission, Kansas. KFNZ-AM-FM air local sports shows on weekdays, with Fox Sports Radio programming heard nights and weekends. They are the flagship radio stations for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals.
KFNZ-FM is a Class C0 station, and has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The station's transmitter is off East 56th Street near Bennington Avenue in Kansas City. KFNZ-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.
The station began broadcasting on September 3, 1959. For four decades, it was classical music station KXTR, first owned by Telesound Broadcasting, and initially operating at 58,500 watts. Stereo Broadcasters, Inc. bought the station in 1962, and Senthesound Broadcasting bought it three years later. Robert Ingram took over the station in 1976, and KXTR upgraded to 100,000 watts in 1981.
Ingram sold the station to Heritage Media (and then Sinclair Broadcast Group) in 1997. Sinclair then sold it to Entercom (the forerunner to the present-day Audacy) in 2000. By the mid-1990s, KXTR replaced much of its live, local air staff with satellite-fed national programming. Only mornings were local, as well as "Night on the Town" on Saturdays (which would become syndicated).
In the spring of 2000, KXTR's ratings were tied for 12th place, with a 3.8 share of the market. (It was ranked even lower in the 25-54 demographic, though ranked 9th in the 35-64 demographic.)
On August 17, 2000, at 10 a.m., KXTR was moved to 1250 AM, displacing sports talk station KKGM (now Regional Mexican station KYYS). At that point, 96.5 began stunting with a ticking clock. At noon, 96.5 flipped to a Top 40 format that emphasized modern rock hits (sometimes called "Rock 40"), taking aim at rival contemporary station KMXV, and was branded as "96.5 The Buzz". The first song played on "The Buzz" was "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters. The call sign changed to KRBZ on August 25, 2000.
By 2002, KRBZ moved towards a hot adult contemporary format. However, the move failed, as the station fell to a 3.1 share of the market (15th place) by the spring of 2002.
On April 1, 2002, the station stunted as "K-Gay 96.5", playing mostly dance music. The next day, it refocused as a modern AC station, as well as introducing a new morning show, "The Kenny & Afentra Showgram". Scott Geiger, known on the radio as Lazlo, was also hired in September 2002 to work nights, and would soon be promoted to afternoons. "The Kenny & Afentra Showgram" morning show lasted until July 2003, when Kenny Holland was let go, and the show was re-branded as "Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz."
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KFNZ-FM
KFNZ-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Kansas City, Missouri. It simulcasts a sports radio format with sister station KFNZ (610 AM), except during conflicting sports programming. The stations are owned by Audacy, Inc., with studios on Squibb Road in Mission, Kansas. KFNZ-AM-FM air local sports shows on weekdays, with Fox Sports Radio programming heard nights and weekends. They are the flagship radio stations for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals.
KFNZ-FM is a Class C0 station, and has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The station's transmitter is off East 56th Street near Bennington Avenue in Kansas City. KFNZ-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.
The station began broadcasting on September 3, 1959. For four decades, it was classical music station KXTR, first owned by Telesound Broadcasting, and initially operating at 58,500 watts. Stereo Broadcasters, Inc. bought the station in 1962, and Senthesound Broadcasting bought it three years later. Robert Ingram took over the station in 1976, and KXTR upgraded to 100,000 watts in 1981.
Ingram sold the station to Heritage Media (and then Sinclair Broadcast Group) in 1997. Sinclair then sold it to Entercom (the forerunner to the present-day Audacy) in 2000. By the mid-1990s, KXTR replaced much of its live, local air staff with satellite-fed national programming. Only mornings were local, as well as "Night on the Town" on Saturdays (which would become syndicated).
In the spring of 2000, KXTR's ratings were tied for 12th place, with a 3.8 share of the market. (It was ranked even lower in the 25-54 demographic, though ranked 9th in the 35-64 demographic.)
On August 17, 2000, at 10 a.m., KXTR was moved to 1250 AM, displacing sports talk station KKGM (now Regional Mexican station KYYS). At that point, 96.5 began stunting with a ticking clock. At noon, 96.5 flipped to a Top 40 format that emphasized modern rock hits (sometimes called "Rock 40"), taking aim at rival contemporary station KMXV, and was branded as "96.5 The Buzz". The first song played on "The Buzz" was "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters. The call sign changed to KRBZ on August 25, 2000.
By 2002, KRBZ moved towards a hot adult contemporary format. However, the move failed, as the station fell to a 3.1 share of the market (15th place) by the spring of 2002.
On April 1, 2002, the station stunted as "K-Gay 96.5", playing mostly dance music. The next day, it refocused as a modern AC station, as well as introducing a new morning show, "The Kenny & Afentra Showgram". Scott Geiger, known on the radio as Lazlo, was also hired in September 2002 to work nights, and would soon be promoted to afternoons. "The Kenny & Afentra Showgram" morning show lasted until July 2003, when Kenny Holland was let go, and the show was re-branded as "Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz."