KRZI

KRZI (1660 AM, 92.3 FM ESPN Central Texas) is a radio station, paired with an FM relay translator, broadcasting a sports format. Both facilities are licensed to Waco, Texas, United States, and serve the Waco area. KRZI is fully simulcast on sister station 1330 KTON Cameron, extending ESPN Central Texas's coverage area into Temple, Killeen, Belton, and Fort Hood. KRZI was formerly owned by Simmons Media Group[1] which sold its entire Waco station cluster to M&M Broadcasters.[2] KRZI features programming from ESPN Radio and Westwood One.

KRZI
CityWaco, Texas
Broadcast areaWaco, Texas
Frequency1660 kHz
1330 kHz KTON (Temple-Killeen)
BrandingESPN Central Texas
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerM&M Broadcasters
(M&M Broadcasters, Ltd.)
KEKR, KRQX, KWBT
History
First air date
January 9, 1998 (as KAXY)
Former call signs
KAXY (1998–1999)
KRZX (1999–2004)
Technical information
Facility ID87179
ClassB
Power10,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
31°24′46.00″N 97°12′38.00″W
Translator(s)See § Translator
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitelistencentraltexassports.com

KRZI and its sister stations were formerly owned by a company named Simmons Media (now Redrock Broadcasting). The transition was officially made in the summer of 2004. While the station airs local programming, roughly 75 percent is ESPN content. The stations have the broadcast rights for the NFL, the Texas Rangers, The Baylor Bears and NCAA Basketball and Football. Simmons, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, owns and operates Simmons Radio in Utah, Western Broadcasting, Simmons Lone Star Media, Simmons Outdoor Media, Simmons Ventures and the most prominent travel-related company in the Western United States, Morris Murdock Travel. KRZI is considered the de facto replacement for 1580 KQRL Waco, which was surrendered by M&M Broadcasters in order to upgrade and move 1590 KEKR Mexia farther west in Limestone County, to cover Waco proper with its daytime signal.

Translator
Broadcast translators of KEKR
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
K222DC92.3Waco, Texas202389250108 m (354 ft)D31°32′15.00″N 97°5′32.00″WFCCFirst air date: September 12, 2018

History

The station was assigned the callsign KAXY on January 9, 1998. On August 30, 1999, the station changed its call sign to KRZX; then on October 7, 2004 it changed calls again to the current KRZI.[3]

References
  1. "KRZI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "M & M Broadcasters to buy Simmons Media's 4-station Waco, Texas group for nearly $2 million". Radio-Info.com. September 21, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. "KRZI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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