KZEW
Encyclopedia
KZEW is a radio station
broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Wheatland, Wyoming
, USA, the station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from CNN Radio and Dial Global
.
to the current KZEW. Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by a classic rock
format station in Dallas, Texas
which from 1973-1993 also called itself "The Zoo" (now KBFB, 97.9 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...
broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Wheatland, Wyoming
Wheatland, Wyoming
Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at ....
, USA, the station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from CNN Radio and Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
.
History
The station went on the air as KYCN-FM on 1984-11-15. On 1998-09-04, the station changed its call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
to the current KZEW. Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format station in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
which from 1973-1993 also called itself "The Zoo" (now KBFB, 97.9 FM).