KQZZ (96.7 FM, "Mix 96.7 FM") is an American commercial

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licensed to serve

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. The station is owned by i3G Media, Inc. KQZZ is operated along with its three

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s under the collective name Lake Region Radio Works. It airs a

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music format. KQZZ previously ran a longtime

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format known as "Q97" and later as "96.7 The Rock". "The Rock" evolved to a

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(a classic-based rock format incorporating some current rock to its playlist) in its later years. KQZZ flipped from its longtime rock format to

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as "Mix 96.7 FM" in April 2011. The station was assigned the KQZZ call letters by the

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on March 29, 1996.

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* QZZ Radio stations established in 1996 Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Ramsey County, North Dakota 1996 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-radio-station-stub