KZZO
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| City | Sacramento, California |
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| Broadcast area | Sacramento, California |
| Branding | Now 100.5 |
| Slogan | Today's Best Hits, without the Rap |
| Frequency | 100.5 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) 100.5 HD-2: Adult Album Alternative |
| First air date | October 1958 (as KEBR) |
| Format | Adult CHR |
| ERP | 115,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 65481 |
| Callsign meaning | K Z ZOne (previous branding) |
| Former callsigns | KEBR (1958-1988) KQPT (1988-1997) |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (CBS Radio Stations Inc.) |
| Sister stations |
KHTK, KNCI, KYMX, KSFM, KLLC (San Francisco) part of CBS Corp. cluster with KOVR and KMAX-TV |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | now100fm.radio.com |
KZZO (100.5 FM) is an adult CHR radio station in Sacramento, California, known as Now 100 FM. KZZO's transmitter is located in Folsom. It is owned by CBS Radio with studios on Commerce Circle in Sacramento near the American River and the North Sacramento Freeway (Route 160). Co-owned CBS stations in Sacramento are Adult Contemporary 96.1 KYMX, Rhythmic contemporary 102.5 KSFM, country music 105.1 KNCI, sports talk 1140 KHTK, CBS affiliate KOVR TV, and CW affiliate KMAX-TV.
KZZO operates at 115,000 watts effective radiated power as one of the most powerful FM radio stations in Northern California, while most FM stations in the region operate at 50,000 watts. However, its tower is relatively short, at 330 feet, while most other FM stations in the area have 500 foot towers. So KZZO's coverage area is a bit more extensive than its competitors, audible north toward Yuba City and south toward .
The station signed on in October 1958 as KEBR, a religious station owned by Family Radio, an Oakland based organization. After a lengthy period broadcasting religious music and bible talks from radio evangelist Harold Camping, Family Radio sold 100.5 to commercial owners in 1988, with Family Radio eventually relocating to AM 1210 KEBR Rocklin, (now South Asian station KRPU), and FM 88.1, which now carries the KEBR (FM) call letters.
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