KZOK-FM

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KZOK is a Classic rock station based in Seattle, Washington. The CBS Radio outlet broadcasts at 102.5 MHz with a ERP of 68 kW. Its transmitter is located in Issaquah, Washington.

History

KZOK, whose legacy dates back to 1964 as KTW-FM and whose formats included Top 40 (1965-1971), Religious (1971-1974), Progressive Rock (1974-1976; 1974 was when they picked up the KZOK calls) and Album Oriented Rock (1976-1986), flipped formats to its current incarnation in July 1987. They are one of two Classic Rock/Hits outlets targeting the Puget Sound region, KJR-FM is the other one. To some Classic Rock is a troublesome term because it encompasses a wide range of pop, folk and what is now considered true classic rock by many under the age of 50. Elton John, the Beatles and CSNY gets spins alongside more rockin' Led Zepplin, ZZTop and AC/DC. It may please a wider (and older) audience but some would prefer a narrower definition of classic rock and play list.

KZOK is currently the home of top rated morning host Bob Rivers, who is well known for his series of music parodies of current hits and topical and slice of life humor and insight, though some feel too much lame pop culture gossip is also present and more music would help the overall balance.

Radio Ratings

The following table shows the AQH Share information from Arbitron Ratings data.

AQH is an abbrieviation for Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons). The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period.

Share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the Metro who are listening to a particular radio station.

AQH Share Equation is [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)

AQH Share for Persons age 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid
Station Spring '05 Summer '05 Fall '05 Winter '06
KZOK FM 102.5 3.8 Share 3.5 Share 3.1 Share 3.9 Share

KZOK FM 102.5 is currently ranked #5 of 36 Seattle radio stations in Arbitron Ratings Data for Winter of '06.

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FM radio stations in the Seattle market

By frequency: 88.5 | 89.3³ | 89.5 | 89.9 (Auburn) | 89.9 (Gig Harbor) | 90.1 | 90.3 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 91.3 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 101.5 | 102.5 | 102.9 | 103.7 | 104.5¹ | 104.5² | 104.9 | 105.3 | 106.1 | 106.9 | 107.7

1: Move-in starting in 2006 or 2007. 2: Moving to 88.9. 3: Moving to 89.9

CBS Corporation

1Will Become The CW Television Network>The CW Owned and Operated Television Stations on September 18, 2006

2Will become affiliates of Fox Broadcasting Company>Fox's My Network TV in September 2006

3Will become Independent station>independent stations on September 18, 2006 Annual Revenue:

.54 billion USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NYSE: [CBS] | Website: [www.cbscorporation.com]

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Station	Spring '05	Summer '05	Fall '05	Winter '06
KZOK FM 102.5	3.8 Share	3.5 Share	3.1 Share	3.9 Share