KZZI

KZZI
Belle Fourche, South Dakota;
Broadcast area	Rapid City, South Dakota
Frequency	95.9 MHz
Branding	The Eagle
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	KDDX, KOTA, KQRQ, KZLK
History
First air date	September 22, 1995
Former call signs	KBFS-FM (1994, CP); KDFX (1994–1995, CP)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	38630
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	545 meters (1788 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	44°19′35″N 103°50′06″W / 44.32639°N 103.83500°W
Translator(s)	see below
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	myeaglecountry.com

KZZI (95.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a radio station licensed to serve Belle Fourche, South Dakota, serving the Rapid City, South Dakota market. The station is owned by Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a country music format.^[3]

The station was assigned the KZZI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 1, 1995.^[1]

KZZI is the radio home of Black Hills State Yellow Jackets athletics, with local radio personality Steve Ammerman providing play-by-play.

Ownership

In February 1999, Western South Dakota Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement to purchase this station from Lovcom, for a reported $79,006.^[4] The station was then sold to Riverfront Broadcasting in 2019.^[5]

Honors and awards

In May 2006, KZZI won one first place plaque in the commercial radio division of the South Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association news contest.^[6] The contest was for the 2005 calendar year.

Translator

Broadcast translator for KZZI
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K242BK	96.3 FM	Rapid City, South Dakota	158530	250	119.6 m (392 ft)	D	LMS

References

^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KZZI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
^ Holmes, Alisa (February 15, 1999). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.
^ "Duhamel Broadcasting sale 'bittersweet' after 75-year history in the Black Hills", Rapid City Journal, 10 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. May 8, 2006.

External links

KZZI official website
Facility details for Facility ID 38630 (KZZI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KZZI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[fcc1-1] "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for KZZI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[arb1-3] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.

[4] Holmes, Alisa (February 15, 1999). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.

[5] "Duhamel Broadcasting sale 'bittersweet' after 75-year history in the Black Hills", Rapid City Journal, 10 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[6] "SDPB, Yankton Stations Lauded". Yankton Press & Dakotan. May 8, 2006.

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