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KZAP (FM)
Encyclopedia
KZAP is a commercial radio station
located in Paradise, California
, broadcasting to the Chico, California
, area. KZAP airs an Oldies
format.
On June 18, 2007 KZAP flipped to adult album alternative
and adopted the KPIG
brand for the Chico area. The format was not successful in the market, and on May 10, 2010 the station switched to its news/talk format. The station then decided to change to an Oldies format in March 2011 called "Classic Hits 96.7".
Programming: Morning Show Host
Dave Sanders (Formally Daves Diner on Oldies 105.3 FM)
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...
located in Paradise, California
Paradise, California
Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, in the northwest foothills of California's Central Valley, in the Sierra. The town is considered part of the Chico Metropolitan Area. The population was 26,218 at the 2010 census, down from 26,408 at the 2000 census...
, broadcasting to the Chico, California
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
, area. KZAP airs an Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format.
History
The station, which signed on the air in 1977 as KNVR-FM, and by 1992 changed their call to KZZP, In 1995 they became KZAP, flipped to AC in 2000 as "Star 96.7" and in 2002 switched to Rhythmic Top 40 as "Club 96.7".On June 18, 2007 KZAP flipped to adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
and adopted the KPIG
KPIG
KPIG-FM is a radio station located near the city of Santa Cruz, California, USA. Founded in 1988, the studio is based in Watsonville, California, and broadcasts to the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey. It also has a radio repeater on 94.9 MHz FM in San Luis Obispo County as KPYG...
brand for the Chico area. The format was not successful in the market, and on May 10, 2010 the station switched to its news/talk format. The station then decided to change to an Oldies format in March 2011 called "Classic Hits 96.7".
Programming: Morning Show Host
Dave Sanders (Formally Daves Diner on Oldies 105.3 FM)