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KXZZ (1580 AM) was a
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broadcasting a
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format. It was licensed to
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, United States, and served the Lake Charles area. The station was last owned by
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. Its studios were located on Broad Street in downtown Lake Charles and its transmitter was located north of downtown east of
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History

Frank R. Gibson obtained a construction permit to build a new 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station in Lake Charles on October 16, 1946. ( Guide to reading History Cards) The station went on air in 1947 as KLOU and joined
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on November 1. KXZZ's license was surrendered to the
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and canceled on December 28, 2021.


References


External links


Facility details for Facility ID 17016 (KXZZ)
in the FCC Licensing and Management System
FCC History Cards for KXZZ
(covering 1945-1979 as KLOU) XZZ Cumulus Media radio stations Radio stations established in 1947 Radio stations disestablished in 2021 Defunct radio stations in the United States Defunct mass media in Louisiana 1947 establishments in Louisiana 2021 disestablishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-radio-station-stub