KOZE (950 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Lewiston, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by Lee and Angie McVey's McVey Entertainment Group, LLC.[2]
| Broadcast area | Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 950 kHz |
| Branding | Talk Radio 950 KOZE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KOZE-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 5, 1953 (as KLER) |
Former call signs | KLER (1953–1957) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 140 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°23′32″N 117°2′3″W / 46.39222°N 117.03417°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.5 K238CI (Lewiston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | koze.com |
By day, KOZE is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to reduce interference to other stations on 950 AM, KOZE reduces power to 1,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array.[3]
Programming
editMost of KOZE's weekday programming is from nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. They include Doug Stephan, Glenn Beck, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, Dave Ramsey, Jim Bohannon and "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory."
Weekends feature shows on money, health, pets, guns, cars, technology and real estate. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Dr. Ronald Hoffman, Ron Aninian, Warren Eckstein and "Somewhere in Time with Art Bell." Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio.
History
editOn October 5, 1953, the station signed on the air. The original call sign was KLER. Four years later, it switched to the current KOZE call letters. In 1961, an FM station was added, 96.5 KOZE-FM.
During the 1960s and 70s, KOZE was a popular Top 40 radio station. It had been affiliated with the ABC Contemporary Radio Network.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOZE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KOZE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KOZE-AM
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 140 (KOZE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KOZE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202629 (K238CI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K238CI at FCCdata.org
- FCC History cards for KOZE
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