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| Broadcast area | Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex |
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| Frequency | 99.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Zona MX 99.1 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Affiliations | Dallas Mavericks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFLC | |
| History | |
First air date | December1988 |
Former call signs | KWDC (1987–1988) KJZY (1988–1992) KDZR (1992–1995) KHCK (1995–2004) KFZO (2004–2012) KDXX (2012–2016) |
Call sign meaning | "Zona MX" (branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7040 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 356 meters (1,168 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
KFZO (99.1FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed to the city ofDenton, Texas, serving theDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station airs aregional Mexicanradio format and is owned and operated by Latino Media Network. The station'sstudios and offices are located in the Univision building at thePlaza Of The Americas in theCity Center District ofDallas. The station is anaffiliate of theDallas Mavericks Spanish Language Radio Network.
KFZO has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. Thetransmitter is off County Road 2560 inAlvord inWise County.[2]
KFZO is not licensed by theFCC to broadcast in theHD (digital hybrid) format.[3]
The station begansigned on as KWDC on September 15, 1988. It playedjazz and was owned by Denton FM Radio, Ltd. Less than a month after the station went on the air, owners Bill Mercer and Fred Graham sold it to Larry Greene, who bought it for $6 million.[4] Greene changed thecall sign to KJZY ("Jazzy 99.1"). In 1991, KJZY made an unusual move for a commercial station, developing "Operation Jazzy" to help save the station's unique format by soliciting listener donations. Some $25,000 was raised, which was only a small portion of the needed $150,000. By December, the station wentdark and was sold.
In December 1992, the station went back on the air as KDZR ("Z-Rock 99.1 FM"), playingheavy metal rock fromABC Radio Network'sZ Rock satellite feed, which was based in Dallas. It was then purchased byMarcos A. Rodriguez on February 1, 1995. It flipped to KHCK ("99.1 Kick FM"), airingtejano music. The station was alsosimulcast on 107.9 MHz.
In 2004, the station was then sold to Hispanic Broadcasting (later becomingUnivision Radio). Less than a year later, the station changed names and formats to KFZO as acumbia music station. A short time later, Univision switched it to areggaeton format, calling the station "La Kalle" (Spanish for "The Street").
On February 19, 2009, the Regional Mexican format known as "La Que Buena" was moved from 107.9 FM (KESS-FM) to 99.1 and was simulcast on 107.1 FM (KFZO). The reggaeton station known as "Radio La Kalle" was then moved to 107.9 FM and retooled its format tolatin pop where it remained until late 2011.
In early 2011, its sister station KDXX (now KFZO) broke away from the "La Jefa" simulcast.
On June 28, 2012, KFZO changed its format to Spanishadult contemporary music, branded as "Máxima 99.1" and switching call sign to KDXX.[5]
On July 29, 2013, KDXX started simulcasting on KFZO 107.1.
In September 2014, the "Máxima" branding was changed to "Latino Mix 99.1 & 107.1" and retooled to alatin pop format.
On February 17, 2016, Univision swapped call signs and formats once again on 99.1 and 107.9, marking the return of the callsign KFZO to 99.1 FM. A day later, 99.1 returned to its current regional Mexican format as "La Jefa."[6] The La Jefa branding only lasted a year before the station switched to "ZonaMX."
On June 3, 2022, TelevisaUnivision is selling its 18 radio stations, including all of its radio assets in Fresno, McAllen, and Las Vegas, to newly founded media company Latino Media Network, for $60 million. This also included both KFZO and sister stationKFLC into the market agreement.
In November 2022, The FCC had accepted the agreement, and had a deal for Univision to operate for one year, or the rest of 2023, which was made for both companies, until they give full control to LMN at the end of 2023. The 18 Univision radio stations, including KFZO and KFLC, were currently owned by Latino Media Network and operated by Uforia Audio Network under a programming service agreement. LMN took over operations of both stations by the end of October 2023.
Unlike most of the area's FM stations which transmit their signals fromCedar Hill, KFZO transmits its signal from an unincorporated area East-Northeast ofAlvord. Therefore, KFZO's signal is much stronger in the Northwestern parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex as well as the cities ofDecatur,Bowie, Gainesville, and Sherman, but is considerably weaker in Dallas and areas Southeast of the city itself.
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