KZAP (96.7

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) is a commercial FM

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licensed to

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, area. KZAP airs a classic hits format.

History

The station signed on the air on June 4, 1977, as KNVR-FM, then in 1992 changed to KZZP. In 1995, The "Z" switched to "A" and the current call letters KZAP became reality. KZAP became the market's AC leader in 2000 as "Star 96.7" and in 2002 switched to

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as "Club 96.7". Program director was Randy Zachary, also former owner and main on-air personality at

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(now deceased). On June 18, 2007, KZAP flipped to

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and adopted the

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brand for the Chico area. The format was not successful in the market, and on May 10, 2010, the station switched to its news/talk format. The station then decided to change to an oldies format in March 2011 called "Classic Hits 96.7". After KFMF dropped its classic rock format in August 2019 (following a sale of the stations to Bustos Media, who promptly sold them to Deer Creek Broadcasting), KZAP shifted to a more classic rock-heavy lean, serving as a replacement for KFMF. In addition, Longtime Chico personality Marty Griffin joined the station as program director and Steve Michaels joined as afternoon host, and later as program director in July 2023. Shifting to 1960s-1970s classic hits format,Sale Closing Leads To Station Swap & Five Format Changes In Chico
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References

External links

Former club967.com website at archive.org
* ZAP (FM) Classic rock radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1977 {{California-radio-station-stub

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