KDZZ
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KDZZ and KDCZ (103.9 FM
) are a pair of simulcast
ing radio station
s broadcasting an active rock
format. KDZZ is licensed
to St. Charles, Minnesota
and KDCZ is licensed to Eyota, Minnesota
, they serves the Rochester, Minnesota
metropolitan area. The stations are owned by Cumulus Media
.
The station broadcasts the syndicated "Mancow's Morning Madhouse
" morning show on weekday mornings.
, and moved to 103.9 on April 1, 2008. The KLCX call letters were originally assigned to a station in the Palm Springs, California
market in the early 1990s but were surrendered when its new owners changed the format to smooth jazz
and the call letters to KJJZ
. KLCX aired a classic hits
format on 107.7, which moved to 103.9 FM in 2008 as 107.7 FM flipped to active rock
as "Z-Rock 107.7". On March 23, 2010 KDZZ began simulcasting on KDCZ 103.9 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"...
) are a pair of simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
ing 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...
s broadcasting an active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
format. KDZZ is licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to St. Charles, Minnesota
St. Charles, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,295 people, 1,238 households, and 870 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,005.3 people per square mile . There were 1,276 housing units at an average density of 389.3 per square mile...
and KDCZ is licensed to Eyota, Minnesota
Eyota, Minnesota
Eyota is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, they serves the Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...
metropolitan area. The stations are owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
The station broadcasts the syndicated "Mancow's Morning Madhouse
Mancow's Morning Madhouse
Mancow’s Morning Madhouse is an American radio show hosted by Erich “Mancow” Muller. The show is broadcast to a number of markets of mainly FM radio stations throughout the United States....
" morning show on weekday mornings.
History
KDCZ began as KLCX on the 107.7 frequency, which is now KDZZKDZZ
KDZZ and KDCZ are a pair of simulcasting radio stations broadcasting an active rock format. KDZZ is licensed to St. Charles, Minnesota and KDCZ is licensed to Eyota, Minnesota, they serves the Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area...
, and moved to 103.9 on April 1, 2008. The KLCX call letters were originally assigned to a station in the Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
market in the early 1990s but were surrendered when its new owners changed the format to smooth jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
and the call letters to KJJZ
KJJZ
KJJZ is a 2.6 kW Class A commercial smooth jazz radio station licensed in Indio, California, with studios in Palm Springs and which serves the greater Coachella Valley on 102.3 FM. The transmitter site is on a peak of the Indio Hills....
. KLCX aired a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format on 107.7, which moved to 103.9 FM in 2008 as 107.7 FM flipped to active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
as "Z-Rock 107.7". On March 23, 2010 KDZZ began simulcasting on KDCZ 103.9 FM.