KRBZ

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KRBZ
Broadcast area	Kansas City, Missouri
Branding	96.5 The Buzz
Slogan	"THE Alternative"
First air date	2000
Frequency	96.5 mHz
Format	Modern Rock
ERP	98,500 watts
Class	C0
Owner	Entercom
Website	http://www.965thebuzz.com

KRBZ, FM 96.5 in Kansas City, is a modern rock radio station. The station uses the brand name 96-5 The Buzz. At night it broadcasts the syndicated program Loveline. The station is owned by Entercom Communications, and is based in Shawnee, Kansas. The radio station was nearly pulled off of the air when plans for sports station KCSP forced longtime country station WDAF to look for an FM home. Fans gathered to "Save the Buzz", showing a huge turnout and solidified the station's alternative format. Instead, WDAF moved to 106.5 fm, dispacing KCIY, a smooth jazz station.

The Buzz, since displacing classical station KXTR in August 2000, has floated between degrees of alternative music. By 2002, the Buzz registered in the Arbitron ratings as a Top-40 station, with pop acts dragging the station through the ratings. Later that year, the station refocused its brand, dumping anything that made the station sound like KMXV, whom they often parody in liners. In 2005, the station reduced the length of all commercial breaks to two minutes or less. KRBZ has gone from the bottom of the ratings to one of the top stations in the 18-34 demographic. The station has been recognized by Billboard magazine for its ability to break new artists.

In April 2006, the station began broadcasting live over the internet.

On June 1, 2006, popular afternoon host/program director Lazlo announced that he was leaving the station to become program director of KNDD The End in Seattle, KRBZ's sister station. His wife, Afentra, host of morning show Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz, worked her last day from the studios in Kansas City on August 4, 2006, but continued hosting mornings at KRBZ via satellite from her home in Seattle until November. Her co-hosts remained in Kansas City. Operations Manager Greg Bergen has taken over as program director in the wake of Lazlo's exit. On September 8, 2006, morning co-host Danny Boi announced plans to leave the show and the station. He was replaced as co-host by Slim Fast.

On November 10, 2006, it was announced that Lazlo, Afentra, and Slim Fast will reunite on air for "The Church of Lazlo," which will broadcast from Seattle on KNDD and simulcast on KRBZ. On February 12, 2007, The Dick Dale show with Jessica Chase debuted as the new morning show. Less than a month later, Chase quietly departed the station.

Contents 1 Program Schedule 2 Weekdays 3 Daily Features 4 Weekend Schedule 5 Former KRBZ Airstaff 6 Annual Festivals 7 Old KRBZ Logos 8 External links

[edit] Program Schedule

[edit] Weekdays

(all times Central)

• 6:00am - 10:00am: Dick Dale
• 10:00am - 3:00pm: Jason
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Early Mass with Jeriney
• 4:00pm - 8:00pm: The Church of Lazlo (simulcast from KNDD/Seattle)
• 8:00pm - 10:00pm: Brian @ Night
• 10:00pm - 12:00am: Loveline

[edit] Daily Features

• 12:00pm: The '90s @ Noon
• 8:00pm: Indecent Exposure (New Music Show)

[edit] Weekend Schedule

• Saturday 8:00pm - 10:00pm: The Hard Drive (Freeform Show)
• Saturday 10:00pm - 2:00am: Liquid Buzz with DJ C. Vaughn (Electronic Music)
• Sunday 8:00am - 12:00pm: Resurrection Sunday (70s-80s Alternative Music)
• Sunday 7:00pm - 9:00pm: Homegrown Buzz (Local Artists)
• Sunday 9:00pm - 10:00pm: The Black Clover Show (Alternative Hip-Hop)

[edit] Former KRBZ Airstaff

• Mike Austin, mornings 2002-03.
• Bean the Horny Dwarf, mornings 2003-04.
• Brian Burns, Operations Manager 2000-02.
• Danny Boi, weekends 2002, nights 2003-04, mornings 2004-06.
• Jessica Chase, mornings 2007.
• Kenny Holland, mornings 2002-03. Now at KCXM/Kansas City.
• Mike Kaplan, Operations Manager and program director 2002-2003. Now at WEZB/New Orleans.
• Valorie Knight, program director and mornings 2000-02.
• Mongo, Morning Show Producer 2000-02.
• Ryan "Stash" Morton, nights 2000-02.
• Misty Mundae, Middays 2000-03.
• Punky Jewster, Overnights and later Mornings 2006-07. Now at KNDD/Seattle.
• Ryno, Mornings 2000-02. Now at WRVW/Nashville.
• Scoops, morning producer 2002-2005.
• Todd Violette, Music Director 2000-03, afternoons 2000-03, middays 2003. Now at KLLY/Bakersfield, California.
• Travis, nights 2004.
• Phil Werline, overnights 2000-01.

[edit] Annual Festivals

• Afentra's VD Party
  • February 14, 2005:
    • Tegan and Sara, and DJ C-Vaughn
  • February 14, 2006:
    • Straylight Run, Blackpool Lights, and Vibrolux.

• Buzz Prom
  • April 5, 2006:
    • The Dresden Dolls, The Zeros and DJ Bucho

• Buzz Beach Ball
  • July 5, 2005:
    • Weezer, Cake, Story of the Year, Straylight Run, Embrace, and in Lazlo's VIP tent The Fray.
  • July 29, 2006:
    • 311, Dashboard Confessional, Soul Asylum, Yellowcard, Hawthorne Heights, 30 Seconds to Mars, Matchbook Romance, Damone, Morningwood, People in Planes, Eagles of Death Metal, Pepper, and Rock Kills Kid. Also scheduled was Elephant who did not appear due to weather related flight delays. Special VIP Guest performance by Kill Hannah.

• Halloweenie Roast
  • 2002: Good Charlotte and SR-71.
  • 2003: Kill Hannah and Billy Talent.
  • 2004: The Dresden Dolls and Sonic Youth. Also scheduled was PJ Harvey who canceled due to flight delays.
  • 2005: Bloodhound Gang, Stellastarr*, and Morningwood.
  • 2006: Social Distortion, She Wants Revenge, Placebo, Blackpool Lights, and The Architects.

• The Night the Buzz Stole Christmas (formerly known as the Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas Party)
  • 2002: Jimmy Eat World,Good Charlotte, okgo, sr71 The Distillers, and Anything But Joey.
  • 2003: Jane's Addiction and Story of the Year.
  • 2004: Jimmy Eat World, G Love and the Special Sauce, The Donnas, Elefant and The New Amsterdams.
  • 2005: Death Cab for Cutie, Psychedelic Furs, Hot Hot Heat, Alkaline Trio, Against Me!.
  • 2006: Angels and Airwaves, Pete Yorn, Sparta, Conner, Josephine.

• The Night Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz Stole Christmas
  • 2005: Coheed and Cambria, Living Things, The New Amsterdams and Flee the Seen.

[edit] Old KRBZ Logos

2000-2002	2002	2002-2005

[edit] External links

• Official website
• The Dick Dale Show
• The Church of Lazlo
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KRBZ

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