KOLZ (102.9

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) is a top 40 (CHR) FM

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licensed to

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. The station serves the Four Corners area and is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It features local programming, as well as programming from

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, including the '' Elvis Duran & the Morning Show'', Remix Top 30 ''Most Requested Live'', the ''

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'' and ''

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''. The station signed on in November 1999 as KAZX, playing

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; aside from this

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, the station has featured the "Star" contemporary hit radio format for its entire history. The KOLZ call sign was moved to this station from

KABQ-FM KABQ-FM (95.1 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Corrales, New Mexico, United States, broadcasting to the Albuquerque area. It broadcasts at full power from a tower atop Nine Mile Hill west of Albuquerque, with studios located in N ...

in Corrales in 2021.

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KOLZ formerly relayed its signal to an FM translator broadcasting on 107.7

in order to improve coverage in

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. The license was cancelled on February 9, 2023.

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