KEZE
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| City | Spokane, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Spokane, Washington |
| Branding | Hot 96.9 |
| Slogan | Spokane's Hottest Music |
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz |
| First air date | December 13, 1991 (as KSPO) |
| Format | Rhythmic Contemporary |
| ERP | 8,200 watts |
| HAAT | 365 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 41119 |
| Callsign meaning | EZE = "Easy" |
| Former callsigns | KSPO (1991-1996) |
| Owner |
Morgan Murphy Media / Spokane Television Group (QueenB Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KHTQ, KXLX, KXLY, KXLY-FM, KXLY-TV, KXMN-LP, KVNI, KZZU-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hot969.com |
KEZE (96.9 FM), "Hot 96.9") is a rhythmic contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States. The Morgan Murphy Media station broadcasts at 96.9 MHz on the FM dial with an effective radiated power of 8.2 kW. Its transmitter is located in Millwood, Washington.
KEZE is remembered by many as being born in the mid-1970s as an album-oriented hard rock FM radio station on 105.7 FM ("Rock 106", now KZBD), sporting the slogan "Spokane's Best Rock". From the late 1970s through the 1980s, the station enjoyed large audience appeal on the strength of playing the "classics" (e.g. Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin) as well as championing newer hard rock bands such as Night Ranger, Krokus, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, and Def Leppard. With the emergence of grunge and "the Seattle sound" in the late 80s and early 90s, KEZE adopted the harder-edged sounds of heavy guitar-based alternative rock (e.g. Soundgarden, Alice in Chains). "Rock 106" would disappear on October 20, 1995 when the station flipped to AAA. The rock format and KEZE call letters would be moved to 96.9 FM in March 1996. As the public appeal of guitar-based alternative waned in the mid-90s, KEZE attempted a "back to our roots" campaign as a Classic Rock station in 1996, only to flip to an all-80s format in March 1999, known as "Star @ 96-9." In 2003, it added more 1990's music, and by 2004, it evolved to an Adult Top 40 format. The morning show on the station was well-known local hosts "The Breakfast Boys", who are now on sister station KZZU-FM.
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