KZFM

KZFM (Hot Z95) is a Corpus Christi, Texas, USA-based radio station with a Rhythmic Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Malkan Interactive Communications, LLC and broadcasts at a frequency of 95.5 MHz with an Effective Radiated Power of 100,000 Watts. KZFM was once home to radio personality Glenn Beck. The station's studios and offices are located on Leopard Street just west of downtown Corpus Christi, and its transmitter tower is located south of the city in unincorporated Nueces County.

History

KZFM has been a Top 40 formatted radio station since 1975, but would evolve into a Rhythmic direction in the mid-to late 1990's. Syndicated talk show host Glenn Beck was the Program Director/Morning Show host from 1983-85. Best-selling author Wynn Wagner was the station's News Director in the mid-1970s. KZFM was voted R&R "Radio Station of the Year" for 5 years in a row during the mid-2000s.

In 2010, while under new management, then Malkan Broadcasting, decided that in an effort to better the company as a whole, would demonstrate a series of changes to its programming operations. This decision resulted in multiple changes to the on-air line ups, including multiple terminations from KZFM, and both of its sister stations, KKBA-FM, and KEYS-AM (now branded as ESPN 1440, with programming from ESPN Radio), which was the hardest hit by the changes due to its lack of authoritative ratings. The changes also brought in multiple, new on-air talents to the radio station. A full talent line up for KZFM can be found at http://www.hotz95.com.