KDCZ
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KDCZ
| logo = KDCZ Sasquatch 107.7 Rochester 2021.png
| city = St. Charles, Minnesota
| area = Rochester, Minnesota
| branding = Sasquatch 107.7
| frequency = 107.7 MHz
| airdate = {{start date|1998|4|18}} (as KLCX)
| format = Classic rock
| erp = 1,950 watts
| haat = {{convert|174|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| coordinates = {{coord|44.040|N|92.218|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 56252
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KANP (1996–1997)
KLCX (1997–2008)
KDZZ (2008–2017)
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = Townsquare Media
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
| sister_stations = KDOC-FM, KFIL, KFIL-FM, KOLM, KROC, KROC-FM, KWWK, KYBA
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://therockofrochester.com/listen-live/}}
| website = {{URL|http://therockofrochester.com/}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KDCZ (107.7 FM, "Sasquatch 107.7") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. KDCZ is licensed to St. Charles, Minnesota, and serves the Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.
History
KDCZ signed on April 18, 1998,{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009|year=2009|page=D-304|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2009/Radio-GA-MT-BC-YB-2009.pdf|access-date=October 6, 2018}} as KLCX. The KLCX call letters were originally assigned to a station in the Palm Springs, California market in the early 1990s but were surrendered when its new owners changed the format to smooth jazz and the call letters to KJJZ.
File:KDZZ ZROCK107.7-103.9 logo.pngKLCX aired a classic hits format on 107.7, which moved to 103.9 FM on April 1, 2008, as 107.7 FM flipped to active rock as "Z-Rock 107.7". On March 23, 2010, KDZZ began simulcasting on KDCZ 103.9 FM.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including KDZZ/KDCZ, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.{{cite news|title=Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121835/official-cumulus-buys-dial-global-spins-some-stati|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=August 30, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/84851/are-these-the-markets-in-the-cumulustownsquaredial-global-deal/|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=RadioInsight|date=August 30, 2013}} The transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.
On April 13, 2017, at 7:30 a.m., KDCZ split from its simulcast with KDZZ and changed its format to adult hits, branded as "103.9 The Doc".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/117362/townsquare-break-rock-rochester-simulcast/ Variety Hits 103.9 The Doc is in Rochester] Radioinsight - April 13, 2017 On June 2, 2017, KDZZ took on the KDCZ call sign, after 103.9 changed its call letters to KDOC-FM on May 16.
On September 2, 2021, at Noon, KDCZ dropped the "Z-Rock" moniker and began stunting with sounds of people hiking around Southeast Minnesota. At 3 p.m. on September 3, the station relaunched as classic rock-formatted "Sasquatch 107.7" (a name already in use at a sister station in Duluth).
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://therockofrochester.com/}}
{{FM station data|56252|KDCZ}}
{{Rochester MN Radio}}
{{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Minnesota}}
{{Townsquare Media}}
Category:Radio stations in Minnesota
Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Category:Townsquare Media radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 1998
Category:1998 establishments in Minnesota
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