KZSN

KZSN
City	Hutchinson, Kansas
Broadcast area	Wichita, Kansas
Branding	102-1 The Bull
Slogan	Wichita's New Country
Frequency	102.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1969 (as KSKU)
Format	Country HD2: Classic Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	313 meters
Class	C0
Facility ID	61364
Transmitter coordinates	37°46′40.00″N 97°30′37.00″W / 37.7777778°N 97.5102778°W / 37.7777778; -97.5102778
Former callsigns	KSKU (1969-02/15/86)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1021thebull.com

KZSN (102.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[1] Licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Wichita area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..^[2] Its studios are located in Northeast Wichita and the transmitter is located outside Colwich, Kansas.

History

The station began in Hutchinson in 1969 as KSKU and played a Beautiful Music format. It was owned by Margurite Sours and managed by Sam Kahalewai. The station also aired live area high school football and basketball games with Kansas sportscasting legend and Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame member Hod Humiston providing the play-by-play. The syndicated "Hawaii Calls" program of Hawaiian music was also aired. In 1973, KSKU became one of a very few radio stations in America that broadcast in Quadrophonic stereo (4 channel sound).

In 1976, the station switched to a Rock 40 format, later onto a Mainstream Top 40 direction. In 1983-84, KSKU upgraded its signal for better coverage over Wichita to compete against then Top 40 stations KEYN (Now Oldies) and KKRD (now Alternative Rock KTHR) in 3-way Top-40 battle.

In the late 1970s, the station was sold to Jack Sampson and Sampson Communications. In early 1986, the station's studios were moved to Wichita, and on February 14, 1986, at 3 PM, the station's call letters were changed to KZSN and flipped to a country music format as "Kissin' 102" to compete with longtime Wichita ratings leader KFDI AM/FM. The final song on "KSKU" was "American Pie" by Don McLean, while the first song on "Kissin' 102" was "Sweet Country Music" by Atlanta. In the mid-2000s, the station rebranded slightly to "Kissin' Country 102.1".

On February 8, 2013, at Noon, KZSN rebranded as "102.1 The Bull".^[3]^[4] The final three songs on "Kissin' Country" were "How Country Feels" by Randy Houser, "These Days" by Rascal Flatts and "Anywhere with You" by Jake Owen, while the first two songs on "The Bull" were "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" by Eli Young Band and "Pirate Flag" by Kenny Chesney. The station is home to "The Bobby Bones Show" from 5-10am, Brian Jennings from 10am-3pm and Michelle Buckles from 3-7pm.

Previous logo

(KZSN's logo under previous "Kissin' Country" branding)

References

↑ "KZSN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80860/kzsn-wichita-rebrands-as-the-bull/
↑ http://www.yourmidwestmedia.net/mainsite/formatchanges.html

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KZSN

Radio-Locator information on KZSN

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KZSN

Radio stations in the Wichita market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.3 88.7 89.1 90.1 90.7 91.1 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.1 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.7 99.1 99.7 100.1 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.5 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.3 107.9

By AM frequency	690 900 950 1070 1130 1240 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1550

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.500 162.550

By callsign	K261DR K204DQ KAXZ-LP KBCU KBDD KBTL KCFN KCVW-FM KDGS KEC59 KEYN-FM KFBZ KFDI KFH KFTI KFXJ KGGF KGSO KHCC-FM KHLT-FM KHMY KHUT KIBB KICT-FM KIHB-LP KJRG KKGQ KKLE KLEY KMUW KNSS KNSS-FM KPHN KQAM KRBB KSGL KSKG KSKZ KSOK-FM KTHR KTLI KVWF KWBW KWME KWLS KYFW KYOM-LP KYQQ KYWA KZCH KZSN WWH22

Nearby radio markets Oklahoma City Pittsburg Salina–Manhattan Southwest Kansas Topeka Tulsa West and Northwest Kansas See also List of radio stations in Kansas

Country radio stations in the state of Kansas

Stations by callsign	KAIR KAIR-FM KDNS KFDI-FM KFKF-FM KFNF KFTI KHAZ KHOK KHUT KIKS KKDT KKJQ KKOW KKOW-FM KKQY KLDG KMML KMXN KMZA KNDY KNDY-FM KNZA KOFO KOTE KQLA KREP KRSL KSKG KSOB KSOK KSOK-FM KTOP-FM KTPK KULY KUSN KVOE-FM KVWF KWGB KXBZ KXKU KYEZ KZSN K231AX WIBW-FM

Stations by frequency	860 990 1070 1220 1280 1420 1470 1570 92.1 92.1 92.9 (Cimarron) 92.9 (Osage City) 93.5 93.7 (Horton) 93.7 (Salina) 93.9 94.1 (Downs) 94.1 (Kansas City) 94.1 (Marysville A.M. translator) 94.5 95.5 95.9 96.7 96.9 97.3 97.9 98.1 99.5 99.9 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.3 101.5 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.7 102.9 (Hutchinson) 102.9 (Saint Marys) 103.5 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.9

Stations by community of license	Arkansas City Atchison Augusta Belleville Burdett Colby Cimmaron Dearing Emporia Eureka Garden City Hays Hiawatha Hill City Hoisington Horton Hutchinson (102.1) Hutchinson (102.9) Iola Kansas City Larned Liberal Lyons Manhattan Marysville Marysville Oberlin Ogden Osage City Ottawa Pittsburg (AM) Pittsburg (FM) Russell Saint Marys Salina (93.7) Salina (99.9) Seneca Topeka (94.5) Topeka (106.9) Ulysses Wichita (AM) Wichita (FM) Winfield

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kansas

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