KTBZ-FM
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| City | Houston, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | 94.5 The Buzz |
| Slogan | Houston's New Rock Alternative |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) 94.5 HD-2 Regional Mexican "La Mejor" |
| Translator(s) | 104.5 K283CH (Houston, relays HD2) |
| First air date | October 15, 1960 (as KARO) |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Language(s) | English |
| Audience share | 3.7 (Holiday 2016, Nielsen Audio[1]) |
| ERP | 97,000 watts |
| HAAT | 585 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 18516 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W / 29.57611°N 95.51000°WCoordinates: 29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W / 29.57611°N 95.51000°W |
| Callsign meaning | K The BuZz |
| Former callsigns | KARO (10/15/1960) KLEF (10/21/1964) KJYY (3/13/1986) KLDE (4/29/1988) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Texas Licenses LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBME, KQBT, KODA, KPRC, KTRH |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website |
thebuzz.com lamejorhouston.com (HD2) |
KTBZ-FM, also known as 94.5 The Buzz, is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Houston, Texas with studios located in Houston at 2000 West Loop South, Suite 300, and with transmitter facilities located in Missouri City, Texas.
This station first signed on the air on October 15, 1960 as KARO, then becoming KLEF with a classical music format in 1964. On March 13, 1986, the station became KJYY (Joy 94) with an adult contemporary format, then becoming KLDE in 1988 with an oldies format, branded as "Oldies 94.5". At the time, the station was owned by Entercom. The station was run under the direction of a variety of program directors, including RC Rogers, Bob Harlow, Dennis Winslow, Ron Parker, and Ed Scarborough. Past General Managers include Steve Shepard, Chris McMurray, Chris Wegman, and Caroline Devine. Bonneville International later bought the station, with AM/FM taking over in 1998.
Due to the 2000 merger of Clear Channel Communications and AMFM, Inc., and the need to stay within the FCC's station ownership cap, KLDE's intellectual property was sold to recent move-in Cox Radio, as well as the 107.5 frequency, which aired an alternative rock format as "The Buzz", KTBZ. While KLDE's format would stay intact with the ownership change, KTBZ announced that "The Buzz" would cease operations at 107.5 on July 18 and began a "Save the Buzz" campaign, sending Buzz listeners into a frenzy for information on the station's "impending demise". When the actual purpose of the campaign was discovered, an online forum maintained by KTBZ was shut down in order to try to keep the word from getting out as listeners began to post their findings. Still, this did not prevent listeners from distributing banners throughout Houston and painting "Save The Buzz" on their car windows. KTBZ staged a public rally, at which a representative from parent company Clear Channel Radio came to read a statement. The statement read, in part, that in response to public comments, The Buzz would be saved and moved to 94.5 FM, a much stronger signal, resulting in a "Bigger, Better Buzz".
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