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KZZP
KZZP (104.7 FM) is a United States commercial radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station airs a top 40 (CHR) format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Studios and offices are on East Van Buren Street in Phoenix near Sky Harbor International Airport.
The transmitter is off Road D in South Mountain Park, amid other towers for Phoenix-area FM and TV stations. KZZP has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower at 472 meters (1,549 ft) in height above average terrain (HAAT).
KZZP is the flagship station of the syndicated Johnjay and Rich in the Morning show, starring Johnjay Van Es, Rich Berra, Kyle Unfug and Payton Whitmore. Afternoons are hosted by Suzette Rodriguez, a former Johnjay and Rich co-host. As of January 2021, KZZP also carries the syndicated show Tino Cochino Radio in the evenings.
The station first signed on the air in 1950 as KTYL-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KTYL in Mesa (now KIHP). The two stations simulcast their programming and were owned by Sun Valley Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Harkins Theatres, a movie theater chain. In 1953, a television station was added, NBC affiliate KTYL-TV (now KPNX). (The KTYL-FM call sign is now used by a station in Tyler, Texas).
In 1958, the radio stations were acquired by Greater Phoenix Broadcasting, under president Sherwood R. Gordon. The following year, the stations switched call letters to KBUZ-AM-FM, and flipped to a beautiful music format.
In late 1976, the stations were sold to Southwestern Media, Inc.. On January 1, 1977, KBUZ-FM split from the AM, changed call letters to KIOG, and flipped to a syndicated soft rock format from TM Programming in Dallas called "Beautiful Rock". During this time, studios were located at the Thomas Mall in Phoenix. The station was branded as "K-104 FM".
Western Cities Broadcasting purchased KIOG in January 1980, along with its co-owned AM station. On February 14, both stations went silent; on March 1, both stations changed to a Top 40 format as KZZP-AM-FM. During those days, the station was known as "104.7 KZZP".
Morning host Jonathon Brandmeier, also known as Johnny B., later became a star at WLUP-FM in Chicago. While in Phoenix, his KZZP show featured prank phone calls, parody songs which Brandmeier himself usually wrote, sang and recorded, along with a cast of regular characters. When Brandmeier left for Chicago, Western Cities won an injunction to keep him off the air in that market until his contract with KZZP had expired. In 1991, Brandmeier hosted a national late night TV show, "Johnny B. on the Loose," syndicated by Viacom.
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KZZP
KZZP (104.7 FM) is a United States commercial radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station airs a top 40 (CHR) format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Studios and offices are on East Van Buren Street in Phoenix near Sky Harbor International Airport.
The transmitter is off Road D in South Mountain Park, amid other towers for Phoenix-area FM and TV stations. KZZP has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower at 472 meters (1,549 ft) in height above average terrain (HAAT).
KZZP is the flagship station of the syndicated Johnjay and Rich in the Morning show, starring Johnjay Van Es, Rich Berra, Kyle Unfug and Payton Whitmore. Afternoons are hosted by Suzette Rodriguez, a former Johnjay and Rich co-host. As of January 2021, KZZP also carries the syndicated show Tino Cochino Radio in the evenings.
The station first signed on the air in 1950 as KTYL-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KTYL in Mesa (now KIHP). The two stations simulcast their programming and were owned by Sun Valley Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Harkins Theatres, a movie theater chain. In 1953, a television station was added, NBC affiliate KTYL-TV (now KPNX). (The KTYL-FM call sign is now used by a station in Tyler, Texas).
In 1958, the radio stations were acquired by Greater Phoenix Broadcasting, under president Sherwood R. Gordon. The following year, the stations switched call letters to KBUZ-AM-FM, and flipped to a beautiful music format.
In late 1976, the stations were sold to Southwestern Media, Inc.. On January 1, 1977, KBUZ-FM split from the AM, changed call letters to KIOG, and flipped to a syndicated soft rock format from TM Programming in Dallas called "Beautiful Rock". During this time, studios were located at the Thomas Mall in Phoenix. The station was branded as "K-104 FM".
Western Cities Broadcasting purchased KIOG in January 1980, along with its co-owned AM station. On February 14, both stations went silent; on March 1, both stations changed to a Top 40 format as KZZP-AM-FM. During those days, the station was known as "104.7 KZZP".
Morning host Jonathon Brandmeier, also known as Johnny B., later became a star at WLUP-FM in Chicago. While in Phoenix, his KZZP show featured prank phone calls, parody songs which Brandmeier himself usually wrote, sang and recorded, along with a cast of regular characters. When Brandmeier left for Chicago, Western Cities won an injunction to keep him off the air in that market until his contract with KZZP had expired. In 1991, Brandmeier hosted a national late night TV show, "Johnny B. on the Loose," syndicated by Viacom.