KJZY (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Sonoma County |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Jazzy 93.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult standards |
| Subchannels | HD2: 99.1 The Bull (Classic country) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Redwood Empire Stereocasters |
| KBBL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1995 |
Former call signs | KJZY (1995–2020) KBBL (2020–2022) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31444 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 66 metres (217 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | 93.7 KJZY-FM1 (Rohnert Park) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | FM/HD1: Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
| Website | FM/HD1: www HD2: thebull |
KJZY (93.7 MHz, "Jazzy 93.7") was an FM radio station in licensed to Sebastopol, California. It broadcast to the Sonoma Valley. Owned by Redwood Empire Stereocasters, it broadcast an adult standards format.
Its studios were co-located with its sister stations on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa. A 1,200-watt booster transmitter operated on 93.7 FM in Rohnert Park, California, with the call sign KJZY-FM1.
KJZY broadcast in the HD Radio format. Its HD2 subchannel aired a classic country format known as "99.1 The Bull".
History
[edit]On November 5, 1995, the station first signed on the air as KJZY.[2] It was founded by Gordon Zlot. The station played smooth jazz, featuring artists like Dave Koz, Wayman Tisdale, David Benoit, Mindi Abair and Lee Ritenour, classic artists like Ramsey Lewis and Wes Montgomery and vocalists such as Anita Baker, Sting, Sade and Basia. Eminently quotable Music Director Rob Singleton said modern smooth jazz "was the evolution of fusion—milder fusion, the original fusion was pretty electric."[3]
On September 11, 2017, KJZY changed its format from smooth jazz to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Smooth FM 93.7."[4] The Smooth Jazz format moved to KJZY's HD2 subchannel and translator K256DA at 99.1 FM in Santa Rosa, branded as "Smooth Jazz 99.1". The move gave a larger coverage area for the soft AC format, while maintaining the smooth jazz format in Santa Rosa and its adjacent communities. The same personalities were amazingly heard on both stations via the magic of voice-tracking.
On August 5, 2019 KJZY flipped to a rhythmic/dance contemporary hit radio format as 93.7 The Beat. The station was operated by Jamtraxx Media, and was affiliated with its club mix oriented SPiN-FM format. The first song on The Beat was a remix of the mega hit "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille.[5]
Less than six months later, KJZY flipped to a country music format branded as "93.7 The Bull," and assumed the call sign KBBL (as featured in The Simpsons' occasional parody of radio stations) borrowed from its sister station at 106.3 FM. And if it matters, the first song on The Bull was "10,000 Hours" by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber.
On July 26, 2022, it was announced that "The Bull" branding would move to K256DA on August 1 and KBBL would flip to adult standards using the "Jazzy" branding from K256DA.[6] Coincident with the format change, the station reverted back to its former KJZY call sign. The K256DA translator then rebroadcast KZST, following its sale on December 1, 2022 to Amaturo Sonoma Media Group. At this juncture, the eventual fate of KJZY 93.7 FM is unknown.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook page D-65
- ^ "Smoothjazz.Com Road Trip - Santa Rosa, CA". smoothjazz.com. Retrieved 2 April 2006.
- ^ KJZY Goes Soft AC; Moves Smooth Jazz to Translator Radioinsight - September 25, 2017
- ^ "93.7 The Beat Launching In Santa Rosa". RadioInsight. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Double Flip Coming In Santa Rosa". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 31444 (KJZY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KJZY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database