KOZY (AM)

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KOZY
Image:Kozylogo.jpg
City of license Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Broadcast area Iron Range
Branding 1320 KOZY
Frequency 1320 AM (kHz)
First air date January 29, 1948
Format Commercial; Oldies/ Sports; Talk
Power 5,000 watts
Class B
Facility ID 34971
Callsign meaning pronounced as cozy
Former callsigns KBZY-AM
Affiliations ABC News Radio,
Minnesota Twins Radio Network
Minnesota News Network
Owner Mike & Cindy Iaizzo
Itasca Broadcasting
Sister stations KMFY
Website http://www.kozyradio.com/

KOZY (originally pronounced as cozy) is a talk/oldies radio station broadcasting on 1320 AM in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It is owned by Itasca Broadcasting along with its sister station, KMFY.

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[edit] The Super Cruiser

The Super Cruiser is KOZY's promotional vehicle used in parades and on location reporting. Originally a 1971 Chevy Ambulance, It was retired and sold to KNNS-FM (Now KOZY's Sister station, KMFY). The Super Cruiser has had many color schemes over the years including Yellow, 2 tone blue, and the current black.

[edit] Programming

KOZY is the Grand Rapids area affiliate for the ABC Information Network, which includes Paul Harvey News and Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story," along with hourly news updates from ABC, as well as news at the bottom of the hour from the Minnesota News Network. KOZY's exclusive network of affiliations afford us the opportunity to present information of all types to our listeners in an accurate and rapid fashion.

KOZY broadcasts games for the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Golden Gophers (college), Minnesota Wild. The Minnesota Vikings football Games air on sister station, KMFY.

KOZY is also the longtime flagship station of Grand Rapids High School sports. They also feature time everyday and report the happenings of the school.

KOZY airs syndicated programming such as Paul Harvey, ABC News, and Minnesota news programs; (sometimes fed through WCCO Radio of Minneapolis.)

[edit] DJs

  • Morning - Tim Edwards and Erin Anderson "The Morning Mess"
  • Late Mornings - Erin Anderson
  • Afternoons - Kathy Lynn
  • Early Evenings - Nicole Zorman
  • Late evenings - various
  • News - Michael Davis & Kathy Lynn

[edit] Former D.J's

  • Bill Betz
  • Kenn Fideldy- News
  • Bill Kirwin (Also former owner)

[edit] External links

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Radio stations in the Iron Range market area
(Market includes Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Virginia, and Ely)
By FM frequency
K205AX 88.9 · K208CR 89.5 · WIRR 90.9 · K209DS 89.7 · KADU 90.1 · KAXE 91.7 · W221AU 92.1 · WIRN 92.5 · WTBX 93.9 · WELY 94.5 · K236AD 95.1 · W237AO 95.3 · K237CE 95.3 · KGPZ 96.1 · KMFY 96.9 · WEVE 97.9 · W252AN 98.3 · WUSZ 99.9 · W267AO 101.3 · W269AC 101.7 · KMFG 102.9 · K280AT 103.9 · K281AB 104.1 · KBAJ 105.5 · W288AI 105.5 · WMFG 106.3 · KAOD 106.7 · K297AD 107.3
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650 WNMT · 1240 WMFG · 1320 KOZY · 1340 KRBT · 1450 WELY
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