KMYZ-FM (104.5 MHz, "Z104.5 The Edge") is a commercial radio station licensed to Pryor, Oklahoma and serving the Tulsa metropolitan area, airing a alternative rock format. It is owned by the Stephens Media Group with studios at the CityPlex Towers on East 81st Street in South Tulsa.
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Broadcast area | Tulsa metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
| Branding | Z-104.5 The Edge |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | July 3, 1969 |
Former call signs | KKMA (1969–1981) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 59979 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 70,000 watts |
| HAAT | 344 meters (1,129 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°01′10″N 95°39′24″W / 36.01944°N 95.65667°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | edgetulsa |
KMYZ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 70,000 watts. The transmitter tower is in Coweta, near the Muskogee Turnpike.[2]
History
editThe station signed on the air on July 3, 1969.[3] Its original call sign was KKMA, sister station to KOLS 1570 AM (now KTUZ). KKMA was an automated country music station in its early years.
In the late '70s, the country format was dropped for album rock. KMYZ's studios moved to Tulsa in the early 1980s. In 1984, KMYZ sold to Shamrock Communications (a division of Times-Shamrock Communications) for $1.51 million[4] and its format evolved to classic rock by 1985. It later changed to CHR/Adult Top-40 as "Z-104.5". The station started leaning towards a rock direction in its CHR format beating then crosstown CHR rival KAYI (now KHTT).
KMYZ-FM later evolved into a mainstream rock sound to compete against rival rock station 97.5 KMOD-FM. On February 27, 1995, the station changed to a Modern rock/alternative format as "Z-104.5 The Edge" which still airs to this day. On average The Edge hosts two to three annual concerts a year for Christmas and the station's birthday. Past performers have included The 1975, Death Cab For Cutie, Phoenix, Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins, Cage The Elephant, Garbage and Young The Giant.[5]
On April 25, 2013, it was announced that Stephens Media Group would acquire KMYZ and KTSO from Times-Shamrock; the sale was completed in October for $8.5 million.[6][7]
References
edit- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMYZ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "KMYZ-FM 104.5 MHz - Pryor, OK". Radio-Locator.
- ↑ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1977" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1999. p. C-170. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 23, 1984. p. 96. Retrieved June 13, 2026 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ "KMYZ/Tulsa Goes Alternative; Kriegler New PD" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 3, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved February 17, 2016 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (June 28, 2013). "Stephens Media To Expand In Tulsa". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Stephens Family buys in Tulsa". Radio & Television Business Report. October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 59979 (KMYZ-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KMYZ-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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