KZIO

Infobox Radio station
name = KZIO


city = Two Harbors, Minnesota
area = Duluth-Superior
branding = "94X"
slogan = "Pure Rock"
airdate = 1980s
frequency = KZIO: 104.3 FM (MHz)
K231BI: 94.1 FM (MHz)
format = Commercial; Active rock
power =
erp = KZIO: 50,000 watts
K231BI: 250 watts
haat = KZIO: 121 meters
K231BI: 0 meters
class = KZIO: C2
K231BI: D
facility_id = KZIO: 68610
K231BI: 84601
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Red River Broadcasting
licensee = Red Rock Radio Corp.
webcast =
sister_stations = KQDS, KQDS-FM, WWAX
website = http://www.94xrocks.com/
affiliations =

KZIO (104.3 / 94.1 FM, "94X") is a radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota, that airs an active rock format playing current rock music and rock from the 1990s, along with hard rock of the 1980s and select classic rock songs.

The station is owned by Red River Broadcasting, which also owns KQDS-TV channel 21, KQDS-AM 1490 and FM 94.9 and WWAX-FM 92.1. The studios are located at Grandma's Marketplace in Canal Park in Duluth.

History

The main station, KZIO-FM which operates at 104.3 MHz, is based in Two Harbors, Minnesota -- its moniker is derived from its Duluth translator (low-power rebroadcaster), K231BI which operates at 94.1 FM. 104.3 FM can be heard in Duluth, though its signal is spotty. The existing rock format signed on as "X106" using 106.3 as the translator until upgrading to 94.1FM.

The call letters KZIO were originally located at what is now KHQG 102.5 MHz in the same market. 102.5 KZIO aired a Top 40 format in the 80s and 90s until switching formats in 1996.

104.3 began as WRSR and a smooth jazz format in the mid 1990s before transitioning to a plethora of adult-based radio formats until settling upon its current Active Rock format in March 2003.

Past and Present 94X DJ's includeZooch, Hans, The Kid, Ray, Ace Rockolla, The Milkman, Diesel, Smiling Mike, Alli Foxx, Todd Spoons, Skid Mark

External links

* [http://www.94xrocks.com/ 94X KZIO official website]
*FMQ|KZIO
*FML|KZIO
*FMARB|KZIO
*FMQ|K231BI