KZEW

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KZEW
Frequency101.7 MHz
BrandingThe Zoo
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
AffiliationsNBC News Radio, Dial Global
Ownership
OwnerSmith Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
1984-11-15 (as KYCN-FM)
Former call signs
KYCN-FM (1984–1998)
Call sign meaning
KZEW sounds like ZOO
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60645
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT38 meters
Transmitter coordinates
42°2′44″N 104°56′47″W / 42.04556°N 104.94639°W / 42.04556; -104.94639
Links
Public license information

KZEW (101.7 FM, "The Zoo") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Wheatland, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from NBC News Radio and Dial Global.[2] Smith Broadcasting is a locally owned media company based in Wheatland. [3] Under owner Kent Smith, the station has been recognized by the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters and won the Small Market Station of the Year award for its coverage of local emergency alerts.[4]

History

TKZEW began broadcasting as KYCN-FM on November 15, 1984.[5] The call sign was changed to the current KZEW on September 4, 1998. [5] Ownership of the station has been held by Smith Broadcasting, Inc. since its acquisition in the 1990s.[6] Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by what was then an album-oriented rock station in Dallas, Texas which from 1973 to 1989 invented the phrase "The Zoo" on September 19, 1973. In 2017, the station was brought back by the former staff of the original radio station. The station identifies on-air as "101.7 The Zoo".[7] It broadcasts an Adult Contemporary format centered on music from the 1980s to the present. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KZEW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KZEW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Smith Broadcasting Profile". Platte County Economic Development. Retrieved December 6, 2025..
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Association of Broadcasters 2017 Award Winners". Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Facility Details for KZEW". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "ABOUT KYCN and KZEW". wheatlandradio.net. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "KZEW-FM: The Greatest Music of All Time". wheatlandradio.net. Retrieved December 6, 2025.