KEZP (104.3 FM, "104.3 The Bridge") is an American

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broadcasting a

Christian AC Christian adult contemporary, also known as Christian AC or CAC, is a radio format. In the United States, Christian adult contemporary radio stations cater to a mostly adult audience and are similar to mainstream adult contemporary stations in that ...

format. The station is licensed to

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and serves the

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

area. The station is currently owned by Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Alexandria, LLC. Its studios are located in Pineville and its transmitter is in

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. The station previously aired an

oldies music Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as wel ...

format before moving to a

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format (as "104.3 The Tiger"), then to

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in 2005 and

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(as "Red 104-3") on August 4, 2008. KEZP dropped the alternative music format on January 17, 2011, in favor of a news/talk format, branded as "The Truth." KEZP had a brief stint as EZ Praise 104.3 after the death of their GM Kim Jones in February 2013. At Midnight on June 21st, EZ Praise turned into 104.3 The Bridge. 104.3 The Bridge is currently "local" between the hours of 9am and 10pm. The Salem Radio Network syndicates the station between 10pm and 9am.

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External links

Official website
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