KIOZ

Infobox Radio station
name = KIOZ


city = San Diego, California
area = San Diego
slogan =
branding = "San Diego's Rock 105.3"
frequency = 105.3 MHz HD Radio
repeater =
airdate =
share = 3.2
share as of = Sp'08
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=San Diego Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=San%20Diego&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Active Rock
power =
erp = 26,000 watts
haat = 210.0 meters
class = B
facility_id = 13504
coordinates = coord|32|50|20.00|N|117|14|56.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = IOZ" looks like the number 102
(original dial position was 102.1, now KPRI)
former_callsigns = KCBQ-FM (1981-1996)
owner = Clear Channel Communications
licensee =
sister_stations = KGB, KHTS, KLSD, KMYI, KOGO, KUSS
webcast = [http://www.rock1053.com/pages/listenlive.html Listen Live]
website = [http://www.rock1053.com rock1053.com]
affiliations =

KIOZ-FM, also known as "Rock 105.3", is a Rock station in San Diego, California. It is licensed in San Diego, California and is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

History

In the 1980s, this was "KCBQ Country" and simulcast AM1170 for some years. In the early 1990s, the station switched to adult album alternative. Meanwhile, KIOZ began at 102.1, licensed to Encinitas, California, as a harder-edge rock station.

In 1996, KIOZ and KCBQ swapped frequencies; the latter is now known as KPRI.

Programming

KIOZ or Rock 105.3 is the only hard rock station in San Diego, California, USA. The morning show is The Mikey Show, with Missi following The Mikey Show, BC & Clint doing afternoons, and Robin Roth doing nights at KIOZ. KIOZ will occasionally mix in classic rock, however, this is generally limited to tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath.

The Mikey Show replaced Howard Stern on the KIOZ lineup in 2004 after Clear Channel Communications, KIOZ's current parent company forced the cancellation of Stern's morning show from the six Clear Channel-owned stations that carried it, owing to the "Nipplegate" incident at Super Bowl XXXVIII. (Stern would move to KPLN that summer, then ultimately out of all FCC jurisdiction when he moved to Sirius Satellite Radio in January of 2006.)

Current Operations

In 2005, KIOZ became the flagship station carrying San Diego Chargers football events during the regular season. Staffing the microphones for the pre-game shows are Eddie "The Oracle" Pappani (from the KIOZ morning drive "The Mikey Show") and former NFL players Lew Bush and Jim Laslavic, of San Diego's KNSD.

External links

* [http://www.mikeyshow.com The Mikey Show]
* [http://lenny.gemar.org/?Page=Photos&Action=Gallery&GalleryNumber=8 Chargers Radio Network photos
*FM station data|KIOZ