CIZZ-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = File:CIZZ ZED98.9 logo.png
| name = CIZZ-FM
| airdate = 1965 (as CKRD-FM)
1987 (as CIZZ-FM)
| area = Red Deer County
| sister_stations = CKGY-FM
| format = Classic rock
| owner = Stingray Group
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|260.5|meters}}
| branding = Z98.9
| class = C
| website = [http://www.zed989.com/ zed989.com]
}}
CIZZ-FM (98.9 FM) is a radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a classic rock format branded as Z 98.9.
As CKRD-FM, the station was a network affiliate of CBC Stereo from 1977 to 1981.{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cizz-fm|title = CIZZ-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515044827/https://broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cizz-fm|archive-date=2021-05-15}}
In April 2021, CIZZ began to serve as the originating station for Rock of the West, a networked evening program airing on Stingray's classic rock stations in Alberta and British Columbia. It is hosted by the station's afternoon host Travis Currah, and modelled after the Rock of the Atlantic program networked by CFRQ-FM.{{Cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Connie|date=2021-04-01|title=Stingray announces syndicated The Breeze morning show following restructuring|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-announces-syndicated-the-breeze-morning-show-following-restructuring/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Broadcast Dialogue|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.zed989.com/|Z98.9}}
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/alberta/alberta-north/CIZZ-FM CIZZ-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CIZZ-FM}}
{{Red Deer Radio}}
{{Stingray Group}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1965
Category:1965 establishments in Alberta
Category:Former Corus Entertainment subsidiaries
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