KDZN is a

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formatted

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licensed to

Glendive, Montana Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States, and home to Dawson Community College. Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northern ...

, serving East Central Montana. KDZN is owned and operated by Staphen A. Marks Radio Group.

History

KDZN signed on in 1969 as KIVE. In 1985, the station became KGLE-FM; at the time, it was owned by crosstown Friends of Christian Radio, Inc, who still own

KGLE KGLE (590 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Glendive, Montana. The station is owned by Friends of Christian Radio, Inc. It airs a Religious radio format including programming from Moody Broadcasting Network. The station wa ...

AM 590. In 1986, Magic Air Communications bought KGLE-FM, switching the calls to KDZN and the format to country, where it remains today. Stephan Marks, through Glendive Broadcasting Corporation, bought Magic Air in 1995, making KDZN a sister station to KXGN AM- TV, which Marks had purchased in 1990.

Programming

Programming on KDZN is provided via the

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satellite network during the mid-morning, mid-afternoon and evening hours. News on KDZN comes from

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References

External links

Z-96 Online
DZN Dawson County, Montana Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1969 1969 establishments in Montana {{Montana-radio-station-stub