KAZZ
Encyclopedia
KAZZ is a radio station
licensed
to serve Deer Park, Washington
, USA. The station is operated by licensee Nancy L. Isserlis, receiver for KAZZ. JP Bzet is the currently running daily operations.
KAZZ broadcasts a classic hits
music format to the Spokane, Washington
, area. The station had been silent for almost a year broadcast operations resumed in June 2009.
on April 1, 1986
.
The station featured veteran 1970s Y-100/Miami DJs, Mark In The Dark, and Big Al and also included local radio veterans JP Bzet and Dean Jaxson. It is also a former Radio AAHS
affiliate.
According to the FCC records, the station went silent on June 4, 2008, and on June 16, 2008, applied for special temporary authority to "remain silent" which was granted on July 9, 2008. The reason given in the application was "A secured creditor has seized transmitting equipment necessary to the operation of the station." Per the FCC notification, the broadcast license of KAZZ would have automatically expired as a matter of law if broadcast operations did not resume by 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2009.
In May 2009, an application was filed with the FCC for the involuntary assignment of the KAZZ broadcast license
from Proactive Communications, Inc., to Nancy L. Isserlis acting as receiver for KAZZ. The transfer was approved by the FCC on May 15, 2009, and the transaction was consummated on the same day. The station resumed broadcasting in June 2009 with a classic hits
music format branded as "K-HITS".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Deer Park, Washington
Deer Park, Washington
Deer Park is a city in Spokane County, Washington, in the United States. The population was 3,652 at the 2010 census.-History:Deer Park was officially incorporated on June 24, 1908. Deer Park got its name when railroad surveyors saw deer grazing in the area. Deer Park was settled in 1889 when a...
, USA. The station is operated by licensee Nancy L. Isserlis, receiver for KAZZ. JP Bzet is the currently running daily operations.
KAZZ broadcasts a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format to the Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, area. The station had been silent for almost a year broadcast operations resumed in June 2009.
History
Licensed as KNOI in 1983, this station was assigned the KAZZ call letters by the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on April 1, 1986
1986 in radio
The year 1986 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*January 18 – The syndicated "American Country Countdown" expands from three to four hours. Much like "American Top 40" had more than seven years earlier, several new features are added, including a weekly recap of three...
.
Radio AAHS
Radio AAHS was a radio network managed by the Children's Broadcasting Corporation. Its flagship station was WWTC-AM 1280 in Minneapolis, which broadcast from the former First Federal Bank building at Highway 100 and Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park. At its height in 1996, Radio AAHS had 29...
affiliate.
According to the FCC records, the station went silent on June 4, 2008, and on June 16, 2008, applied for special temporary authority to "remain silent" which was granted on July 9, 2008. The reason given in the application was "A secured creditor has seized transmitting equipment necessary to the operation of the station." Per the FCC notification, the broadcast license of KAZZ would have automatically expired as a matter of law if broadcast operations did not resume by 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2009.
In May 2009, an application was filed with the FCC for the involuntary assignment of the KAZZ broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from Proactive Communications, Inc., to Nancy L. Isserlis acting as receiver for KAZZ. The transfer was approved by the FCC on May 15, 2009, and the transaction was consummated on the same day. The station resumed broadcasting in June 2009 with a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format branded as "K-HITS".