- KEZK-FM
Infobox Radio station
name = KEZK-FM
city = St. Louis,Missouri
area =
branding = "Soft Rock 102.5"
slogan = "Your At Work Station"
frequency = 102.5MHz HD Radio
airdate =
share = 7.2, #2
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=St. Louis Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=St.%20Louis&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio and Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format =Adult Contemporary
power =
erp = 100,000Watt s
haat = 313.0meter s
class = C0
facility_id = 13507
coordinates = coord|38|34|24.00|N| 90|19|30.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner =CBS Radio
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://www.kezk.com/pages/300322.php listen live]
website = [http://www.kezk.com kezk.com]
affiliations =Westwood One KEZK-FM (102.5 FM) is a
radio station broadcasting aAdult Contemporary format. Licensed toSt. Louis, Missouri , USA, the station serves the St. Louis and southwestern Illinois areas. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio Holdings Inc. and features programing fromWestwood One . [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KEZK-FM |title=KEZK-FM Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ] The station is also broadcast onHD radio . [ cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity ] KEZK is also home to a morning show co-hosted by Ed Goodman and Dana Daniels every Monday through Friday. It is also the St. Louis representative for the nationally-syndicated Delilah nighttime show.KEZK first went on-the-air as an easy-listening standards station owned by Heftel Broadcasting in
1972 (prior to that, the frequency had been occupied by listener-supportedKDNA , later reincarnated asKDHX at 88.1 MHz). However, since1991 , the music played on KEZK has been (and still is)adult contemporary , mostly from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, as well as some of today's hits. The morning show features Ed Goodman and Dana Daniels, along with Mary Ann Carson, Susan Thomas, News Director Bob London, and producer Soojin Wallen. Other on-air hosts include Kris Kelly (middays), Jim Doyle (afternoon drive), and Stel Pontikes (overnights), as well as the syndicated Delilah, which airs 7PM-12AM nightly. KEZK is owned byCBS Corporation .In September 2005, KEZK,
KYKY (Y98, 98.1FM), and television partnersKSDK andKETC simulcast a telethon forHurricane Katrina relief that raised more than $5 million. The telethon featured an appearance byJohn Goodman , a native ofAffton, Missouri , who now callsNew Orleans home and whose family was actually missing for a time during the storm's peak.Sheryl Crow , a native ofKennett, Missouri , and her then-fiancéLance Armstrong urged viewers to call when they were interviewed by phone from the region.KEZK's HD2 subchannel broadcasts a Contemporary Christian format, which includes faith-based music from mainstream artists along with artists from the Contemporary Christian genre. KEZK-HD2 is programmed by longtime on-air personality Stel Pontikes.
KEZK's Program Director is Mark Edwards, assisted by Bob London. AC Consultant Gary Berkowitz is the station's programming consultant.
Awards
In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets
Adult Contemporary station of the year award byRadio & Records magazine. Other nominees includedWMJX in Boston,KOST in Los Angeles,WALK-FM in Nassau, New York,WLTW in New York, andWBEB , in Philadelphia. cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=2007 Industry Achievement Awards | date=Sept 28, 2008 | publisher= | url =http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp | work =Radio and Records]References
External links
* [http://www.kezk.com KEZK official website]
* [http://www.cbsradio.com CBS Radio website]
*FMQ|KEZK
*FML|KEZK
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