KMYZ-FM (104.5
MHz) is a commercial
radio station
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located in
Tulsa
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, Oklahoma, and licensed to Pryor, Oklahoma. KMYZ-FM airs an
alternative rock
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format
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branded as "Z104.5 The Edge". Its studios are located at the
CityPlex Towers in South Tulsa and its transmitter is in southeast Tulsa County along the
Muskogee Turnpike
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Route description
Opened in 1969, the 53-mile (85.2 km) route begins at the Broken Arrow Expressway ( SH-51) southeast of Tulsa, near an ...
.
History
KMYZ-FM signed on the air in 1969 as KKMA, a
country music
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station located in downtown Pryor, Oklahoma. In the late '70s, the country format was dropped for album rock. KMYZ's studios moved to Tulsa in the early '80s and its format evolved to
classic rock
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by 1985. It later changed to
CHR/
Adult Top-40 as "Z-104.5". The station started leaning towards a
rock direction in its CHR format beating then crosstown CHR rival KAYI (Now
KHTT
KHTT (106.9 FM, "106.9 K-HITS") is a top 40 mainstream (CHR) radio station licensed to Muskogee, Oklahoma, and serving the Tulsa metropolitan area. It is owned by Griffin Communications. The radio studios are located in Downtown Tulsa and ...
). Airchecks of this timeframe can be found at http://www.edgetulsa.com. KMYZ-FM later evolved into a straight ahead Rock presentation to compete against crosstown Rocker
KMOD-FM. On February 27, 1995, the station changed to a
Modern rock
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Radio format
Mod ...
/
Alternative format as "Z-104.5 The Edge" which still airs to this day.
[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-03-03.pdf ]
References
External links
Stephens Media Group Oklahoma StationsZ-104.5 official website
MYZ-FM
Modern rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Oklahoma
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