KIIZ-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = KIIZ
airdate = 1979
frequency = 92.3 (MHz)
city = Killeen
area = Killeen,Harker Heights,Temple
format = Mainstream Urban
owner = Clear Channel Communications
erp = 3,600 watts
branding = "Z-92.3"
slogan = #1 For Hip-Hop and R&B
class = A
website = http://kiiz.com/main.html
callsign_meaning = The Z in KIIZ is used in branding: Z-92.3

KIIZ (or Z-92.3) is a commercial Mainstream Urban radio station in Killeen, Texas, broadcasting on 92.3 MHz. The station is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.

KIIZ started in 1979 on 1050 AM. During the years being on 1050, the radio station could be heard as far as Waco. On February 15, 1991, KIIZ moved the station from the AM dial to the FM dial on to 92.3 FM. Since then, the new signal was a lot smaller than it once was when it was on AM. The FM signal will fade between Temple and Waco and right before you reach Georgetown by way of I-35. People have criticized the station for its weak signal and having technical difficulties at times. At one time, a thunderstorm rolled through the Killeen area and a lighting bolt hit the station's tower making it go off the air for up to a week. Up til 2000, KIIZ served as the only Urban Contemporary formatted station in town until Cumulus Media's KSSM came into town and served the area with the Urban Adult Contemporary format playing current R&B and old school R&B without rap. After its new rival took in adult listeners in the 25-54 age bracket, KIIZ skewed towards a current Mainstream Urban format in 2003; it even got more competition in 2004 when KOOC switched its format from Top 40/Pop to Rhythmic. Currently, the station is home for the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show.

Past slogans

*The People's Station
*Your #1 Jam Station
*92.3 KIIZ ( or pronounced it as K double I Z)

External links

* [http://www.kiiz.com/main.html Z-92.3 official website]
*fmq|KIIZ
*fml|KIIZ