KKLZ

KKLZ is a commercial radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting on 96.3 FM and in HD Radio. KKLZ airs a classic hits music format branded as "96.3 KKLZ". The station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while its transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson.

History

KKLZ signed on in September 1983 under the original call letters of KITT. KITT aired a Top 40 music format that lasted three years. On January 1, 1986, KITT adopted a classic rock music format originally branded as "The New Z96 FM". It became known on-air as "The All New 96.3 KKLZ" about a year and a half later.

KKLZ was Las Vegas' heritage Classic Rock station between 1987 and 2007. A station that prided itself on being cooler than the rest, KKLZ thrived through the 1990s by playing a wide variety of classic rock music and artists, featuring a lineup of personalities that included The O Brothers in the morning (who were replaced by Butz And Tucker, who lasted a year, then Johnson And Tofte in early 1990), Danny Lea, Jeffrey "Professor Jeff" Anderson, Dennis Mitchell, The Warrior, Kimberly Kelly, Backseat Beth, Bruno And The Big Kahuna, among others. It was listener-active with a large playlist, and home to locally-produced programs such as "The Poorman's Concert", "The Night Of The Living Dead", "Cruisin' for a Bluesin'" and one of the original Breakfast with the Beatles programs, which is still hosted by Mitchell on another station.