KKEZ
Not to be confused with 99.9 KEZ, the on-air identifier for Phoenix, Arizona radio station KESZ.
KKEZ is a commercial FM radio station in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It has an Adult Contemporary radio format and is owned by Alpha Media. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 169 at Avenue G in Fort Dodge.History
In 1966, the station signed on as KWMT-FM. It was the FM counterpart to AM 540 KWMT, simulcasting its country music and farm news programming. Around 1970, it switched to an automated beautiful music format, later taking the call sign KKEZ.
In 1979, KKEZ changed from beautiful music to contemporary hit radio as "Fort Dodge's Hit Radio 94, KKEZ." The station became branded as "Z94" by veteran Iowa programmer Jim Davis in 1986. In the early 1990s, the station changed its brand to Adult Contemporary as "Mix 94.5" until it went Soft Adult Contemporary in January 2009.
In 2007, the KWMT and KKEZ were acquired by Clear Channel Communications, a forerunner to iHeartMedia. iHeart later sold to Alpha Media. On July 31, 2009, the station reverted to its Adult Contemporary format while keeping the "Mix 94.5" name.
