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KKLD

Coordinates:34°41′13″N112°07′05″W/ 34.687°N 112.118°W/34.687; -112.118
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KKLD
Broadcast areaFlagstaff-Prescott, Arizona
Frequency95.9MHz
BrandingThe Cloud
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerYavapai Broadcasting Corporation
KQST,KVNA,KVNA-FM,KVRD-FM,KYBC
History
First air date
August 1983(as KSMK-FM)
Former call signs
KCRJ-FM (1980–1983, CP)
KSMK-FM (1983–1991)
KZGL (1991–2006)
Call signmeaning
K KCLouD
Technical information
Facility ID51642
ClassC0
ERP21,000watts
HAAT799 meters (2,621 ft)
Translator(s)92.1K221GL (Prescott)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekkld.com

KKLD(95.9FM,"The Cloud" ) is a commercialradio stationlocated inCottonwood, Arizona,broadcasting to theFlagstaff-Prescott, Arizonaarea. KKLD airs aclassic hitsmusic formatsyndicatedbyABC Radio Network.

In addition to its usual music programming, through the months of September to December, the station broadcasts the high school football games of the Bradshaw Bears of Bradshaw Mountain High School inPrescott Valley, Arizona.The games are commentated by Matt Showalter.

History[edit]

Signing on in August 1983 under the call sign KSMK-FM, the station started life with aTop 40/CHRformat under theKISS-FMbrand. The station dropped Top 40 in 1991 foradult contemporaryunder the call letters KZGL.

In 1996, the station dropped AC forclassic rockretaining its call letters. Two years later in 1998, the station flipped its format to amodern rockmusic format branded as "The Z" with its slogan "The Total Rock Experience" (primary) or "We Just Suck a Little Less" (secondary). In 2006, the former KKLD call letters and "The Cloud" branding, moved its frequency from 98.3 FM to 95.9 FM and changed its format to a classic hits format.

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34°41′13″N112°07′05″W/ 34.687°N 112.118°W/34.687; -112.118