KRIZ

KRIZ (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a gospel format. Licensed to Renton, Washington, United States, it serves the Seattle area. The station is currently owned by the Kris Bennett Broadcasting Co., Inc.

KRIZ
CityRenton, Washington
Broadcast areaSeattle
Frequency1420 kHz
BrandingThe Z Twins
Programming
Formatgospel
Ownership
OwnerKris Bennett Broadcasting Co., Inc.
(Kris Bennett Broadcasting)
History
First air date
1982
Former call signs
KSCR (1982-1984)
Call sign meaning
One of the Z Twins: KRIZ(s) Bennett, owner
Technical information
ClassB
Power1,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Links
Websitewww.ztwins.com

KRIZ is one for The Z Twins, two radio stations serving the Puget Sound region, most notably the African-American communities of King and Pierce County, Washington.

The Z Twins were so named as, at the time, the company only owned two stations, KRIZ and KZIZ. But after KYIZ signed on, the name stuck, despite now having three stations in the family.

In 2016, KZIZ was sold to XL Media and now has a South Asian format.

KRIZ shares its studios with KYIZ and in the city's Central District east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Renton. KRIZ is most remembered as a popular Top 40 station from the 1960s & 1970s in Phoenix.

As KSCR

KRIZ originally began in the 1960s as KREN radio. In 1982 it changed to KSCR with the slogan South (King) County Radio & had an Adult Contemporary music format. Today, the KSCR calls belong to a station in Eugene, Oregon.


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