KDIZ
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| City of license | Golden Valley, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Branding | Radio Disney |
| Frequency | 1440 AM (kHz) |
| Format | Commercial; Children's music |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Callsign meaning | DIZ=Disney |
| Owner | Disney/ABC |
| Website | www.radiodisney.com |
KDIZ (1440 AM) is a radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. They are owned by The Walt Disney Company, and air the Radio Disney radio network.
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[edit] History
The original call letters were WEVE and they played country music for many years. At one point, they were owned by the same company that owned KMSP, channel 9. When they acquired an FM station, they called it KADM (as in "Adam and Eve"). Eventually, the call letters for both stations became KQRS. The KQRS call sign stayed with 1440 AM, as a simulcast with their FM sister, until 1996, when that frequency changed over to become part of Radio Disney, with a children's format that competed with WWTC 1280 AM, then the flagship station of "Radio Aahs."
Disney had previously been collaborating with Radio Aahs, who's flagship was WWTC, also in Minneapolis. Disney dropped out of the contract and began competing with the outlet. After a lawsuit, a settlement was made between Disney and the former Aahs owners in 2002, finally being paid in 2005. With accumulated interest, it was a $12.4 million payment.
On November 12th, 2005 the station made world news when a riot erupted at their Jingle Jam Concert featuring B5 forced the venue Northtown Mall to be closed. Members of the group were stripped of shirts, shoes and earrings.
[edit] Staff
Adam Watt - Account Executive
Amy Yamor - Account Executive (2005-2006)
Brian Acker - General Manager (1996-2001)
Chuck Henninger - Account Executive
Dan Lemke - Account Executive
Denise Manzer - Account Executive
Diane Kline - Receptionsist/Account Executive
Erin Schnobrich - Account Executive/Promotions Director (2001-2006)
Heather Radford/Francis - Intern/Account Executive
Heather Schuester/Jacobson - Promotions Assistant
Jennifer Crawford
Jody Bergen - Receptionist
Kathy Haram - Business Office
Kevin McCarthy - Promotions Director (2006-Current)
Kim Martinez - Business Office
Laura Olson - General Manager (2001-2006)
Maren Ludwig - Account Executive (2006-Current)
Nicole Eller - Business Office
Paul Serafin (PJ The DJ) - Promotions Assistant
Rachel Anderson/Buechler - Promotions Director (1997-2000)
Teresa Joiner - Account Executive (1997-2001)
Tess Juntunen - Promotions Assist/Promotions Director
[edit] Radio Disney
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Radio Disney AM 1440 section of RadioDisney.com
- Radio Disney
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KDIZ
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- See also: List of United States radio markets
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