| City | Aurora, Colorado |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Denver, Colorado |
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | 1430 AM The Bet |
| Slogan | Denver’s New Leader for Sports Talk and Wager-tainment |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports gambling/Sports talk |
| Affiliations | BetQL Audio Network (Flagship) CBS Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Entercom (Entercom License, LLC) |
| KALC, KQKS, KQMT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1954 (as KOSI) |
Former call signs | KOSI (1954-1981) |
Call sign meaning | KEZW (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67843 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | |
| Repeater(s) | 99.5-2 KQMT-HD2 (HD Radio) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
KEZW (1430 AM, "The Bet") is a radio station serving the Denver, Colorado area. It is owned by Entercom Broadcasting. The signal is also available on sister station KQMT HD-2. Its transmitter is located in Highlands Ranch, near Colorado Boulevard.
Weekends previously consisted of a lineup of paid infomercials, syndicated weekend programs and automated music. Weekend shows include The Restaurant Show, hosted by Warren Byrne on Saturday mornings; Ask the Garden Pros, heard on Saturday mornings; and Randy's Auto Show, a paid local program hosted by Randy Hancock.
When the station signed on in 1954, it aired a beautiful music format as KOSI. The station was purchased by Bill Armstrong in 1959,[1] and beginning in 1968 was paired with KOSI-FM. In 1981, KOSI-AM became KEZW, and adopted an adult standards format, which would last for the next three decades. On December 27, 2015, KEZW adopted the oldies format from sister station KRWZ,[2] which was sold to Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and flipped to sports as KKSE.[3]
On September 4, 2018, KEZW changed their format to a hybrid of soft oldies and adult standards, branded as "EZ 1430".[4]
On January 25, 2021 KEZW flipped to a gambling-focused sports talk format as "1430 AM The Bet". The change was done as part of the launch of Entercom's new BetQL Audio Network that day, which will be KEZW's main source of gambling programming, making the station the de facto flagship of the network. KEZW will feature their shows “BetQL Daily” from 8am-11am and “You Better You Bet” from 2-6pm daily. The remainder of the programming lineup will come from CBS Sports Radio.[5]
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References
- ^ "Bill Armstrong, Broadcaster". The Armstrong Project. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "1430 KEZW Denver To Assume Cruisin Oldies Format - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "KSE Media Ventures Acquires KRWZ Denver From Entercom - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ KEZW Denver Moves in an EZier Direction Radioinsight - September 4, 2018
- ^ 1430 The Bet Launches in Denver
External links
- FCC History Cards for KEZW
- KEZW official website
- "The Restaurant Show" website
- KEZW in the FCC's AM station database
- KEZW on Radio-Locator
- KEZW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database