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KAZZ (1400
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
sports
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format. Licensed to
Parowan, Utah
Parowan ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 3,100.
Parowan became the first incorporated city in Iron County in 1851. A ...
, United States, the station is currently owned by M. Kent Frandsen, through licensee Canyon Media Group, Inc.
Translator
KAZZ serves the
Cedar City
Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah, United States. It is located south of Salt Lake City, and north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Gam ...
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St. George, Utah
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radio market and rebroadcasts on FM translator station K226CM 93.1 MHz, licensed to Cedar City, Utah.
History
The station began broadcasting in October 2004, carrying the
adult standards format of Dial Global Networks and
CNN
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Radio News from
Westwood One
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. The call sign KENT was assigned in May 2004
On May 29, 2009, the Fifth District Court of Utah in Washington County, UT appointed a receiver to take over KENT for US Capital, Incorporated of Boulder CO, an investment group that foreclosed on Legacy Media, the owners of KENT and several other stations. The station was sold to M. Kent Frandsen of Logan, UT for $12,000 in a court-approved sale. The transaction, through Frandsen's Canyon Media Group, Inc., was consummated on May 31, 2013. The station changed its call sign to KAZZ on November 27, 2014.
On August 4, 2021 KAZZ changed their format from adult standards to sports, branded as "Fox Sports Southern Utah", with programming from
Fox Sports Radio
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.
On December 5, 2022, Fox Sports Radio programming was removed from the station and moved to
KXFF
KXFF (106.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Colorado City, Arizona, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KCCA on 1991-05-31. On 20 ...
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Sports radio stations in the United States
Fox Sports Radio stations
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