KLDZ (103.5 FM, "Kool 103.5") is a

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to serve

Medford, Oregon Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census on April 1, 2020, the city had a total population of 85,824 and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, making the Me ...

, United States. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media. It airs a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

music format. KOOL 103.5 personalities include market vets Don Hurley and Casey Baker. Amanda Valentine and Cricket Kincaid round out the weekday talent. KOOL is also home for American Top 40 rebroadcasts from the 1970s and 1980s, The Ultimate Party and Lovin' Life Living The 80s with Tom Kent, and Beatles Weekly with JC Haze. The 103.5 frequency was originally licensed to Medford as KOPE. Founded by Roy Masters, it was one of the first FM talk stations in the U.S. and locally featured legendary paranormal author/talker, Art Bell. After being sold to Citicasters Co. (soon to merge with Clear Channel), the station was assigned the KLDZ call letters by the

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on February 1,

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KLDZ official website
LDZ Medford, Oregon Classic hits radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-radio-station-stub