KZRR
KZRR (94.1 FM, "94 Rock") is a commercial radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico, area. KZRR airs active rock. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications), its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is atop Sandia Crest east of the city.
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| City | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque/Santa Fe |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz (HD Radio)
94.1 HD-2 for Soft AC (100.9 The Breeze) |
| Branding | 94 Rock |
| Slogan | New Mexico's Real Rock |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active Rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KABQ, KABQ-FM, KBQI, KPEK, KOLZ, KTEG, K251AU, K265CA |
| History | |
| First air date | June 25, 1961 (as KDEF-FM) |
| Former call signs | KDEF-FM (1961-1977) KRKE-FM (1977-1980) KWXL (1980-1985) KRKE-FM (1985-1986) |
| Call sign meaning | K Z Real Rock |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68609 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 22,500 watts |
| HAAT | 1,259 meters (4,131 ft) |
| Translator(s) | 100.9 K265CA (Albuquerque, relays HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 94rock.iheart.com |
KZRR broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[1]
Local personalities include morning hosts Swami Rob, Skyler and Phil Mahoney. Ron "Big Rig" Michaels is featured in the afternoon while at night is The Sixx Sense radio show with Mötley Crüe member Nikki Sixx.
History
94 Rock first launched in 1980 as KWXL. However, by 1985 it returned to its previous callsign KRKE-FM. In 1986, it picked up the current KZRR callsign. It was also around this time that it launched its local morning show hosted by TJ Trout, who was featured in nearly all billboard and television ads over the next couple decades before Trout retired in December 2011. The station had aired an Album Oriented Rock format for many years. In 1992, when it had become a cluster mate with KLSK 104.1 which at the time had a classic rock format, KZRR began to lean more on modern rock without completely changing to that format, promoting itself as "The Cutting Edge of Rock". In 1996, when Trumper Communications had purchased KZRR and KLSK as well as modern rock KTEG (then on 107.9) and KHTZ 100.3, the format had changed to playing mostly hard rock with an emphasis on music from the 1980s. The format has been a ratings success to this day.
References
- http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=70 HD Radio Guide for Albuquerque
External links
- KZRR official website
- KZRR in the FCC's FM station database
- KZRR on Radio-Locator
- KZRR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database