KDZN (96.5 FM) is a

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formatted

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radio station licensed to

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, serving East Central Montana. KDZN is owned and operated by Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media.

History

KDZN signed on in 1969 as KIVE. In 1985, the station became KGLE-FM; at the time, it was owned by crosstown Friends of Christian Radio, Inc, who also formerly owned

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AM 590. In 1986, Magic Air Communications bought KGLE-FM, switching the calls to KDZN and the format to country, where it remains today.

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, through Glendive Broadcasting Corporation, bought Magic Air in 1995, making KDZN a sister station to KXGN AM- TV, which Marks had purchased in 1990. Stephen Marks died on May 11, 2022. Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media acquired Marks' Montana and North Dakota radio stations, including KDZN and KXGN, for $850,000 in 2024; Sturlaugson had been the Glendive stations' operations manager. The sale separated the radio stations from KXGN-TV, which the Marks estate retained.

Programming

Programming on KDZN is provided via the

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satellite network during the mid-morning, mid-afternoon and evening hours. News on KDZN comes from

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References

External links

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