KZAP (96.7
MHz) is a commercial
FM radio station licensed to
Paradise, California
Paradise is a town in Butte County, California, United States in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,764. On November 8, 2018, a major wildfire, the Camp Fire ...
, with studios and offices in and broadcasting to the
Chico, California, area. KZAP airs a
classic rock format.
History
The station signed on the air on June 4, 1977, as KNVR-FM, then in 1992 changed to KZZP. In 1995, The "Z" switched to "A" and the current call letters KZAP became reality. KZAP became the market's AC leader in 2000 as "Star 96.7" and in 2002 switched to
Rhythmic Top 40 as "Club 96.7". Program director wa Randy Zachary, also former owner and main on-air personality at
KYIX-FM.
On June 18, 2007, KZAP flipped to
adult album alternative and adopted the
KPIG
KPIG-FM (107.5 FM, "K-PIG") is a radio station located near the city of Santa Cruz, California, United States. Founded in 1988, the studio is based in Watsonville, California, and broadcasts to the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey. It als ...
brand for the Chico area. The format was not successful in the market, and on May 10, 2010, the station switched to its news/talk format.
The station then decided to change to an oldies format in March 2011 called "Classic Hits 96.7". After KFMF dropped its classic rock format in August 2019 (following a sale of the stations to Bustos Media, who promptly sold them to Deer Creek Broadcasting), KZAP shifted to a more classic rock-heavy lean, serving as a replacement for KFMF. In addition, Longtime Chico personality Marty Griffin joined the station as program director and Steve Michaels joined as afternoon host.
Sale Closing Leads To Station Swap & Five Format Changes In Chico
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Former logo
Current logo
https://kzap967.com/assets/files/kzap-id-round-rgb-250x250.png
See also
* KRXQ
KRXQ (98.5 FM, "98 Rock") is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a mainstream rock format. KRXQ's studios are located in North Highlands (with a Sacramento address) and its t ...
for the station that used the KZAP call sign 1968-1992
References
External links
Former club967.com website at archive.org
*
ZAP (FM)
Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1977
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