KZLE

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KZLE

| logo = KZLE_radio_logo_2017.jpg

| city = Batesville, Arkansas

| area = Jonesboro, Arkansas

| branding = 93 KZLE

| frequency = 93.1 MHz

| airdate = {{start date|1982}}

| format = Classic rock

| erp = 99,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|300|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 72262

| coordinates = {{coord|35|53|29|N|91|43|31|W}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KZLE-FM (4/1/1983-4/13/1983)

| affiliations =

| owner = W.R.D. Entertainment, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = {{ubl|KAAB|KBTA (AM)|KBTA-FM|KKIK|KWOZ}}

| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.whiterivernow.com}}

| website = [http://www.whiterivernow.com/ whiterivernow.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KZLE (93.1 FM, "93 KZLE") is a radio station licensed to serve Batesville, Arkansas, United States. The station serves the greater Jonesboro, Arkansas, area.{{cite news |work=Arkansas Business |title=Fayetteville Tunes to Clear Channel Radio Stations |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10674341_ITM |date=2001-05-28}} KZLE is owned by W.R.D. Entertainment, Inc. It airs a classic rock music format.{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }}

History

The station was founded on March 9, 1982, and assigned the KZLE call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 13, 1983.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=72262&Callsign=KZLE |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} The station first picked up a short-lived MOR format, before turning it down for adult contemporary during 1983, known as "Class FM". In 1989, the station began leaning towards Top 40/CHR, but in 1991, the station returned to adult contemporary under the name "Mix 93". The format lasted until January 1994 when the station dropped adult contemporary for country as "Kicker 93.1". The station dropped the format in 1996 and switched over to a rock format as "93.1 The Max".

In April 2003, the Associated Press Broadcasters Association presented the small-market award for Best Newscast to KZLE and sister stations KWOZ and KBTA-FM.{{cite news |work=Arkansas Business |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23153404_ITM |title=Stations bring home AP bacon |date=2003-04-21}}

References

External links

[http://www.whiterivernow.com/ KZLE website]
{{FM station data|72262|KZLE}}

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Category:Independence County, Arkansas

Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1982

Category:1982 establishments in Arkansas