KZEP-FM
| City | San Antonio, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Antonio, Texas |
| Branding | 104.5 Latino Hits |
| Slogan | San Antonio's Latino Hits Station |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 93.3 K227BH (San Antonio, relays HD3) |
| First air date |
104.5: October 1, 1966 as KITE (April 19, 2017 as "104.5 Latino Hits") 93.3: March 16, 2015 |
| Format |
104.5: Spanish CHR HD2: Classic rock "K-Zep" HD3/93.3: Classic country (KRPT simulcast) |
| Language(s) |
104.5: Spanish and English HD2/HD3: English |
| Audience share |
104.5: 1.9  HD2: 0.0  HD3/93.3: 0.5 (February 2017, Nielsen Audio[1]) |
| ERP |
104.5: 100,000 watts 93.3: 250 watts |
| HAAT |
104.5: 202 m (663 ft) 93.3: 177.4 m (582 ft) |
| Class |
104.5: C1 93.3: D |
| Facility ID |
104.5: 65329 93.3: 155989 |
| Callsign meaning | K Led ZEPpelin (former main, current HD2 format) |
| Former callsigns | KITE-FM (1966-1971) KEXL (1971-1978) KITE (1978-1983) KXZL (1983-1986) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KXXM, KAJA, KQXT-FM, KRPT, KTKR, WOAI, K227BH |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website |
1045latinohits.iheart.com kzep.iheart.com (HD2) |
KZEP-FM (104.5 FM) is a Spanish CHR radio station broadcasting in and around San Antonio, Texas, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly known as Clear Channel Communications until September 2014. Its studios are located on Interstate 10 in Northwest San Antonio near Wonderland of the Americas Mall, and the transmitter site is atop Tower of the Americas downtown.
KZEP signed on as KITE-FM on 104.5 MHz with a "beautiful music" format in 1966. Toward the end of the 1960s, KITE-FM began experimenting with a multi-formatted station, i.e., beautiful music during the day and album rock after 11 PM. The underground rock segment was known as "Now Sounds." The Album Underground Rock format began after the classical music segment. Disc jockey Alan Grimm broadcast a different length show every night, sometimes until 6 AM. Underground rock artists included: It's A Beautiful Day, Bubble Puppy, The 13th Floor Elevators, Procol Harum, Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane, Savoy Brown, The Who, The Grateful Dead, Love, Pink Floyd, Josefus, etc. KITE-FM evolved into a full-time rocker as KEXL in the 1970s.
In 1986, the station dropped the KXEL call letters for KZEP-FM, and continued to broadcast classic rock at 104.5 FM for the next 28 years. KZEP's call letters are a reflection of the music that 104.5 was known for during the majority of its life, as Led Zeppelin was one of the station's core artists during its entirety of airing rock music. KZEP faced competition from several stations over its lifetime, including KISS, and KMFR, KTKX. Despite being one of as many as 4 different rock oriented stations in San Antonio, KZEP maintained a strong presence in the ratings, leading to a nearly 3 decade tenure as "San Antonio's Classic Rock Station".
On August 8, 2014, at Noon, KZEP's classic rock format moved to broadcast at FM translator 93.3 K227BH and 104.5 KZEP's HD2 channel, as KZEP-FM's main signal flipped to the current classic-leaning Rhythmic CHR format known as "Hot 104.5." Clear Channel refers to the classic rock station as KZEP-HD and on-air promotions still use the name KZEP.
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