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| Broadcast area | Des Moines metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 105.1 MHz |
| Branding | Now 105.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KASI, KDRB, KKDM, KXNO, KXNO-FM, WHO | |
| History | |
First air date | 1968 (as KCCQ 107.1) |
Former call signs | KCCQ (1968–2014) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2115 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°04′38″N 93°38′54″W / 42.07722°N 93.64833°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | now1051.iheart.com |
KCYZ (105.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Ames, Iowa, broadcasting to the Des Moines metropolitan area. KCYZ airs a hot adult contemporary radio format branded as "Now 105.1". KCYZ is owned by iHeartMedia with the license held by Citicaster Licenses LP. The studios and offices are on Main Street in Ames. KCYZ is Ames' FM home for Iowa State Cyclones college football and men's basketball, simulcasting with sister station KASI 1430 AM.
KCYZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts. The transmitter is on West 190th Street near Hyde Avenue, north of Downtown Ames.[1]