KZEW (101.7 FM, "The Zoo") is a

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broadcasting an

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music format. Licensed to

Wheatland, Wyoming Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,627 at the 2010 census. History Before the late 19th century, the area around the future site of Wheatland was a flat, ar ...

, United States, the station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from

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and

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History

The station went on the air as KYCN-FM on November 15, 1984. On September 4, 1998, the station changed its

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to the current KZEW. Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by what was then an

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station in

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which from 1973 to 1989 invented the phrase "The Zoo" September 19, 1973, and has since changed to

KBFB KBFB (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station with an urban contemporary radio format, known as "97.9 The Beat." It is licensed to Dallas, Texas and serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. KBFB is owned by Urban One. The studios and offices, a ...

.http://www.thezoofile.com. (now

, 97.9 FM).

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* ZEW Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States {{Wyoming-radio-station-stub