KZQQ : Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KZQQ

Radio station in Abilene, Texas

Abilene, Texas

Broadcast areaAbilene, TexasFrequency1560 kHzBrandingNewsTalk 1560ProgrammingFormatNews/talkAffiliationsCBS News Radio
Fox News Radio
Texas State Network
Westwood OneOwnershipOwner

Rodney Amonett
(WesTex Telco, LLC)

Sister stations

KABT, KTJK, KWKCHistory

First air date

August 29, 1962 (as KCAD)

Former call signs

KCAD (1962-1980)
KBER (1980-1983)
KFMN (1983-1986)
KKSL (1986-1987)
KEYJ (1987-1993)
KBBA (1993-1997)
KMPC (1997-2000)

Call sign meaning

Similar in appearance to "zoo"Technical informationFacility ID17803ClassDPower500 watts day
45 watts nightLinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewww.newstalk1560.com

KZQQ (1560 AM) is a radio station with a news/talk format licensed to and serving the area around Abilene, Texas. On March 29, 2010, KZQQ dropped the sports format for classic rock. The format flip brought in Dave Andrews for mornings, and Ben “Candy Man” Gonzalez hosting afternoons.^[1]^[2]

On December 28, 2010, KZQQ changed their format back to sports.

In 2022, Canfin Enterprises reached a deal to sell its Abilene radio cluster to WesTex Telco, LLC, owner of KTJK (101.7 FM).^[3]

As of October 1, KZQQ was playing solid gold oldies in advance of a transition to a reworked news-talk format previously found on sister KWKC.

References

^ "ESPN Radio leaving Abilene".
^ "Abilene's "ESPN Radio 1560" KZQQ drops sports for Classic Rock". Radio-Info.com. March 29, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Venta, Lance (June 28, 2022). "WesTex Telco Acquires Abilene Trio". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

External links

KZQQ in the FCC AM station database
KZQQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Radio stations in the Abilene, Texas, metropolitan area

By AM frequency

1240
1280
1340
1400
1470
1500
1560

By FM frequency

LPFM	94.1 97.5
Translators	94.7 104.5 105.5

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

By call sign

Defunct

KEAS (1590 AM)
KROO (1430 AM)

Nearby regions: Big Spring–Snyder; Brownwood; Dallas–Fort Worth; Lubbock; Odessa–Midland; San Angelo; Wichita Falls

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

v t e News/Talk radio stations in Texas
All-News	KHVN – Fort Worth KKGM – Fort Worth KRLD – Dallas KXYZ – Houston
News & Talk	KBDT – Highland Park KBRA – Freer KCOX – Jasper KCRS – Midland/Odessa KDET – Center KERA – Dallas KEYS - Corpus Christi KFJZ – Fort Worth KFXR – Dallas KFYO – Lubbock KGNC – Amarillo KIXZ – Amarillo KJCE – Rollingwood KJTV – Lubbock KKAM – Lubbock KKSA – San Angelo KKTX – Corpus Christi KLBJ – Austin KLIF – Dallas KLUP – Terrell Hills KLVI – Beaumont KMNY – Hurst KNTH – Houston KPLT – Paris KPYN – Atlanta KREW - Plainview KSEV – Tomball KSFA – Nacogdoches KSKY – Balch Springs KTBB – Tyler KTBB-FM – Troup KTMR – Edna KTRH – Houston KTSA – San Antonio KTSM – El Paso KUHF – Houston KURV – Edinburg KUTX – Leander KVNN – Victoria KVOP – Plainview KWEL – Midland/Odessa KWFS – Wichita Falls KWTX – Waco KXYL – Brownwood KXYL-FM – Coleman KZQQ – Abilene WBAP – Fort Worth WBAP-FM – Haltom City WOAI – San Antonio WTAW – College Station
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas