KSZR
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| City | Oro Valley, Arizona |
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| Broadcast area | Tucson, Arizona |
| Branding | 97.5 The Vibe |
| Slogan | The Vibe Of Tucson |
| Frequency | 97.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1992 (as KRKN) |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters (305 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 39734 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°19′45″N 111°3′40″W / 32.32917°N 111.06111°W |
| Former callsigns | KVNM (1991-1992) KRKN (1992-1994) KCDI (1994-1996) KTSS (1996-1996) KSJM (1996-1998) KOAZ (1998-2003) |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KCUB, KHYT, KIIM, KTUC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 975thevibe.com |
KSZR (97.5 FM) is a radio station serving Tucson, Arizona, United States. It is licensed to broadcast from Oro Valley, Arizona, (a northern suburb of Tucson), but its reception is generally above average in most areas of Tucson. It is owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson, and the transmitter is in Marana, Arizona.
KSZR has gone through a variety of format changes in the past. Its first days on the air as KRKN were as a satellite based rock station.
In 1994, KRKN's call letters were changed to KCDI. As KCDI, the station was known as "CD Country" and played satellite delivered country music.
In 1996, KCDI became KSJM, and was known as "Power 97.5". Power played a mix of hip hop, Spanish, and Top 40 music, (today's Rhythmic Top 40) and received high ratings, which competed with KOHT. Power was the first station in Tucson to play Rhythmic Top 40 over the FM airwaves.
After about two years, Citadel Broadcasting purchased the station from locally owned Slone Broadcasting. In 1998, Citadel turned Power 97.5 to a smooth jazz station. It was known as 97-5 The Oasis. The call letters became KOAZ.
Due to low ratings and a lack of interest, the smooth jazz format was scrapped for a Country format known as "Cat Country" in 2001. This seemed to be a response to Clear Channel Communications' addition of a country station to Tucson, 92.9 Coyote Country (KOYT)(Today's KMIY). Clear Channel's plans in creating Coyote Country were to take away enough listeners from long-dominant KIIM-FM 99.5 (who coincidentally enough is also owned by Citadel), who has consistently been number one in the Tucson Arbitron ratings. Both Cat Country and Coyote Country failed.
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