KEAZ (100.7
MHz, "My Z100.7") is a
radio station licensed to
Kensett, Arkansas, serving the northern suburbs of
Little Rock. The station is owned by Crain Media Group, LLC, and airs a
Top 40 (CHR) radio format. It uses the slogan, "All The Hits."
The studios and offices are on North Spring Street in
Searcy, Arkansas
Searcy ( ) is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,767. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area ...
. The
transmitter is off McIntosh Drive, near Route 16, also in Searcy.
History
On September 1, 1972, the station first
signed on
Signing may refer to:
* Using sign language
* Signature
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as KAWW-FM at 96.7 MHz in
Heber Springs, Arkansas
Heber Springs is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,165 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Heber Springs is located near the center of Cleburne County at (35.494329, −92.039168). Arkansa ...
. It was the FM counterpart to
AM 1370 KAWW and the two stations
simulcast their programming. KAWW-FM was powered at only 3,000
watts, limiting its coverage to Heber Springs and its adjacent communities.
In 1998, Equity Broadcasting bought KAWW-AM-FM. In the early 2000s, the
Federal Communications Commission granted a request to move KAWW-FM to 100.7 MHz. That was coupled with an increase in its coverage area, boosting the power to 50,000 watts.
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The station was assigned the call sign KEAZ by the Federal Communications Commission on December 17, 2008
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.contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...
(Top 40).
References
External links
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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Arkansas
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