KACZ (96.3 FM, "Z 96.3") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted

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owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Company. The station is broadcast from Manhattan, Kansas, with an ERP of 12.5 kW with its COL as

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. The station serves the

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- Junction City- Fort Riley area, as well as portions of Northeast Kansas. Their slogan is "The #1 Hit Music Station." KACZ is part of Manhattan Broadcasting Company, which also owns

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(News Talk/Sports),

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(Hot Country),

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(Rock), and

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(Adult Contemporary). Corey Reeves serves as the General Manager and Andrea Besthorn is the Sales Manager. Chris Swick is KACZ's Program Director. Richard Wartell was the long-time GM of the company, retiring on November 12, 2015, after nearly thirty years on the job. It was under Wartell's watch that KACZ first went on the air.

Programming

Currently, the station airs ''

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''. The station has aired the show since early 2014, replacing " Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" shortly after Kraddick's untimely death. The airstaff also features Jen (10a-2p), Swick (2p-7p), and Grace (7p-12a). Weekend programming includes the "American Top 40 Countdown".

External links

KACZ official website
* ACZ Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 2001 2001 establishments in Kansas {{Kansas-radio-station-stub