KGRZ

KGRZ
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingGriz Sports 1450 and 92.7
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
KBAZ, KGGL, KGVO, KMPT, KYSS-FM, KZOQ-FM
History
First air date
February 29, 1948 (1948-02-29)
Former call signs
  • KXLL (1948–1963)
  • KGMY (1963–1977)
Call sign meaning
For the Montana Grizzlies
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63879
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
46°52′39″N 114°02′36″W / 46.87750°N 114.04333°W / 46.87750; -114.04333
Translator(s)92.7 K224AA (Missoula)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekgrzmissoula.com

KGRZ (1450 AM, "Griz Sports 1450 and 92.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Missoula, Montana, United States. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs a sports format.[2]

KGRZ is Missoula's second-oldest operating radio station, having gone on the air as KXLL in 1948. After a financial failure, the station broadcast a Christian format for five years in the 1960s, then returned to music formats as primarily a country music outlet between 1968 and 1997.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGRZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-01-31.