KZZO

KZZO
Broadcast areaSacramento metro area
Frequency100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNow 100.5
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult CHR
SubchannelsHD2: Dance/EDM
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 1958 (1958-10) (as KEBR)
Former call signs
KEBR (1958-88)
KQPT (1988-97)
Call sign meaning
KZ ZOne (previous branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65481
ClassB
ERP115,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°38′31″N 121°05′28″W / 38.642°N 121.091°W / 38.642; -121.091
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Listen live (via Audacy)
Listen live (HD2)
Websitenow100fm.com

KZZO (100.5 MHz "Now 100.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Sacramento, California. It broadcasts an Adult Top 40 radio format and is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, a profit-making subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. KZZO's studios and offices are on Commerce Circle in Sacramento near the American River and the North Sacramento Freeway (California State Route 160).[2] KZZO is one of four stations operated by Bonneville in the Sacramento radio market, along with FM stations KNCI and KYMX plus AM station KHTK.

KZZO has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 115,000 watts, grandfathered at an unusually high power. The transmitter is on Alder Creek Parkway in Folsom, near U.S. Route 50.[3] KZZO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format, with its HD2 digital subchannel carrying an Dance/EDM format. The station carries the Brooke & Jeffrey morning drive time show, syndicated by Premiere Networks from KQMV Seattle.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZZO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Now100fm.com/contact-us
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KZZO