KMYZ-FM (104.5

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) is a commercial

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located in

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, Oklahoma, and licensed to Pryor, Oklahoma. KMYZ-FM airs an

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branded as "Z104.5 The Edge". Its studios are located at the

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in South Tulsa and its transmitter is in southeast Tulsa County along the Muskogee Turnpike.

History

KMYZ-FM signed on the air in 1969 as KKMA, a

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station located in downtown Pryor, Oklahoma. In the late '70s, the country format was dropped for album rock. KMYZ's studios moved to Tulsa in the early '80s and its format evolved to

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by 1985. It later changed to CHR/ Adult Top-40 as "Z-104.5". The station started leaning towards a

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direction in its CHR format beating then crosstown CHR rival KAYI (Now

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). Airchecks of this timeframe can be found at http://www.edgetulsa.com. KMYZ-FM later evolved into a straight ahead Rock presentation to compete against crosstown Rocker KMOD-FM. On February 27, 1995, the station changed to a

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format as "Z-104.5 The Edge" which still airs to this day.http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-03-03.pdf

References

External links

Stephens Media Group Oklahoma StationsZ-104.5 official website
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