KZLT-FM

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KZLT-FM

Broadcast area	Grand Forks, ND East Grand Forks, MN
Branding	Lite Rock 104.3
First air date	1979
Frequency	104.3 (MHz)
Format	Commercial; Adult Contemporary
ERP	100,000 watts
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	LT = Lite
Owner	Leighton Broadcasting
Website	http://www.literock1043.com/

KZLT ("Lite Rock 104.3") is a radio station based in Grand Forks, North Dakota (though licensed by the FCC to East Grand Forks, Minnesota) owned by Leighton Broadcasting, currently airing an adult contemporary format.

Leighton Broadcasting also owns KCNN 1590 (News/Talk), KNOX-AM 1310 (News/Talk), KNOX-FM 94.7 (Classic country), and KYCK 97.1 (Country) in Grand Forks.

1 History
- 1.1 Formats
- 1.2 Previous Logos
2 Programming
3 External links

[edit] History

The station began life in 1979 as a Class A on 103.9 as KRAD, simulcasting KRAD-AM 1590 (now KCNN).

The station flipped to album-oriented rock (predecessor to the classic rock radio format) in 1981 as KRRK "Rock 104", and KZLT in the spring of 1985 on the 104.3 frequency. Station owner Dave Norman changed the format to light Adult contemporary (AC) as "K-Lite" under the KZLT call sign, increased power to 100,000 watts from a transmitter west of Fisher, Minnesota. KZLT and KCNN were moved from the transmitter/studio complex in East Grand Forks to the Cass Gilbert designed Great Northern Depot at 667 DeMers Avenue in historic downtown Grand Forks.

In late 1999, the station repositioned itself with a Hot AC format as "Cities 104.3". Lightning struck KZLT's transmitter on May 31, 2001, keeping the station off-air for a week. Cities 104.3 began broadcasting again at low-power until a new transmitter was completed in October 2001, when an 80's based classic rock format as "Z104" was introduced. In 2003, KZLT changed back to its long time adult contemporary format as "Breeze 104.3".

January 2006, KZLT flipped to its current incarnation "More Music 104.3" with an Adult Top 40 format competing with Clear Channel's Top 40 station KKXL-FM 92.9 "XL93".

KZLT's Adult Top 40 format (similar to WSTR/Atlanta, and KBMX in Duluth, Minnesota), a hybrid of Hot AC and Top 40, is sometimes misclassified as a Hot AC, though the station airs hip hop and R&B music that typical Top 40 (CHR) stations play. At the same time, the station is not considered a Top 40 outlet like competitor "XL93" plays a large amount of adult-leaning 80s, 90s and current music heard on Hot AC stations.

In a little more than a year later in March 26, 2007, KZLT flipped back to adult contemporary as "Lite Rock 104.3".

Over the years the station has been home to some of the region's best known personalities, including: Scott Hennen, Duane Sanden, Donovan Blue, Rick Thomas, Matt Opsahl, Tony Hart, Moose Richards, Mark Anthony, Stu Jeffries, Scott Swygman, Tim Hennessey and others.

[edit] Formats

Over the years, KZLT had the following formats:

News/Talk, simulcasting KRAD-AM 1590 (now KCNN), as KRAD-FM 103.9 (1979-1981)
Album-oriented rock as KRRK "Rock 104" (1981-1985)
Adult contemporary as "K-Lite", with KZLT call sign and on 104.3 (1985-1999)
Hot Adult Contemporary as "Cities 104.3" (1999-2001)
Classic rock as "Z104" (2001-2003)
Adult contemporary as "Breeze 104.3" (2003-2006)
Adult Top 40 as "More Music 104.3" (2006-2007)
Adult contemporary as "Lite Rock 104.3" (2007-present)

[edit] Previous Logos

K-Lite 104 logo (1985-1999)	Cities 104.3 logo (1999-2001)	Z104 logo (2001-2003)	Breeze 104.3 logo (2003-2006)
More Music 104.3 logo (2006-2007)	Lite Rock 104.3 logo (2007-present)