KMZN (740
AM) is a commercial
radio station
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licensed to serve the community of
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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. The station primarily broadcasts a
classic hits
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format. KMZN is owned by Jomast Corporation. It was first licensed on January 15, 1951, as KBOE.
740 AM
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is a Canadian
clear-channel frequency on which
CFZM in
Toronto, Ontario
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is the dominant
Class A station. KMZN must reduce nighttime power to only 10
watt
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s in order to prevent interference to the
skywave
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signal of CFZM.
Programming
KMZN often provides live coverage of
William Penn
William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...
Statesmen & Oskaloosa Indian sports events as well as coverage of
Iowa Hawkeye sports,
NASCAR
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racing and area race tracks such as the Southern Iowa Speedway, Eddyville Raceway Park, Eldon Raceway, and
Knoxville Raceway.
On August 1, 2015, KMZN dropped its simulcast with KBOE-FM and switched to sports, with programming from
CBS Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio is a sports radio network that debuted with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.
CBS Sports Radio is owned by Paramount Global and distributed by Westwood One. Programmin ...
.
In January 2017 KMZN changed format from sports to classic hits.
Previous logo
(KMZN's logo under former simulcast with KBOE-FM 104.9)
External links
KMZN FacebookKMZN website
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