KZLT-FM (104.3
FM, "Cities FM") is a radio station broadcasting an
adult contemporary format.
Licensed to
East Grand Forks, Minnesota, it serves the
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1979 under the
call sign KRAD-FM. The station is currently owned by
Leighton Broadcasting.
History
The station signed on December 3, 1979 as a
Class A on 103.9 as KRAD-FM, simulcasting KRAD AM 1590 (now
KGFK), and was owned by Dave Norman.
The station flipped to Country Music in the 1980s as KRRK "Double R 104", and KZLT in the spring of 1985 on the 104.3 frequency. Station owner Dave Norman changed the format to light
Adult contemporary (AC) as "K-Lite" under the KZLT call sign, increased power to 100,000 watts from a transmitter west of
Fisher, Minnesota
Fisher is a town in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks- ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 422 at the 2020 census. Fisher has become a bedroom community for the nearby Greater Grand Forks ...
. KZLT and KCNN were moved from the transmitter/studio complex in East Grand Forks to the Cass Gilbert designed
Great Northern Railway Depot in downtown Grand Forks.
In late 1999, the station repositioned itself with a
Hot AC format as "Cities 104.3". Lightning struck KZLT's transmitter on May 31, 2001, keeping the station off-air for a week. Cities 104.3 began broadcasting again at low-power until a new transmitter was completed in October 2001, when an 80's based
classic rock format as "Z104" was introduced. Norman sold KZLT and KCNN to
Leighton Broadcasting in 2003, and later KZLT changed back to an
adult contemporary format as "Breeze 104.3".
In December 2005, KZLT tweaked to a
hot adult contemporary, and rebranded as "More Music 104.3", which later tweaked to
Top 40 (CHR) competing with
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Top 40 station
KKXL-FM
KKXL-FM (92.9 MHz, "XL93") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Grand Forks, North Dakota area. It first began broadcasting in the 1970s as KKDQ. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Cle ...
"XL93".
Due to inadequate ratings, KZLT reverted formats back to
adult contemporary as "Lite Rock 104.3" on March 26, 2007. The station plays
Christmas music
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annually from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day. In April 2012 the station rebranded itself using its call letters, "104.3 KZLT". In March 2013, the station reverted to the "Lite Rock 104.3" identity.
On April 11, 2014 KZLT-FM relaunched as "104.3 Cities FM".
KZLT Relaunches as Cities FM
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Previous logo
References
External links
104.3 Cities FM websiteLeighton Broadcasting
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Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States