KCHZ
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| City | Ottawa, Kansas |
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City, MO-KS |
| Branding | 95.7 The Vibe |
| Slogan | All The Hits! |
| Frequency | 95.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1962 (as KOFO-FM) |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 33332 |
| Callsign meaning | K CHannel Z (former brand name) |
| Former callsigns | KOFO-FM (1962–1978) KKKX (1978–1986) KHUM-FM (6/1986-7/1986) KHUM 1986–1992) KZTO (1992–1996) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media, Inc. (CMP Houston-KC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KCFX, KCJK, KCMO-FM/AM, KMJK, K279BI |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live iHeart |
| Website | www |
KCHZ (95.7 FM), known as "95.7 The Vibe", is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station serving the Kansas City metropolitan area with its city of license being Ottawa, Kansas. The Cumulus Media, Inc. outlet operates at 95.7 MHz with an ERP of 96 kW. Its transmitter is located near Linwood, Kansas, and studios are in Mission, Kansas.
KCHZ first began broadcasting as KOFO-FM, an FM simulcast for sister station KOFO, in 1962. In 1978, the station flipped to a mix of Top 40 and AOR as "96X", with the call letters KKKX. In 1986, the station flipped to easy listening/adult contemporary, branded as "96 HUM" with the KHUM call letters. The station relocated its transmitter from its original home near Ottawa to its current site near Linwood, upgraded its power to 100,000 watts, and relocated its studios, first to Lawrence, then to Topeka. In 1991, the station went silent. In 1993, the station signed back on as adult contemporary KZTO, branded as "Z96." In January 1994, the station went silent again.
95.7 signed back on under the control of Radio 2000, Inc. on January 21, 1997, as KCHZ, "Channel Z95.7", a Modern AC outlet, after stunting with all-80's music and a heartbeat sound effect for about a week. By January 1998, it shifted to Top 40/CHR, then to Rhythmic CHR by 1999.
The station was sold to Syncom Radio in 1999, and Syncom continued to adjust the station's image. KCHZ shifted back to Top 40/CHR in 2000, then back to Rhythmic CHR by 2002, then back to a Mainstream Top 40/CHR by late 2003, when Cumulus Broadcasting bought the station.
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