KIZS

This article is about the Regional Mexican formatted radio station on 101.5 FM in the Tulsa, Oklahoma market. For the frequency formerly occupied by these call letters, see KTBT.

KIZS (101.5 MHz "101.5 El Patrón") is a commercial radio station licensed to Collinsville, Oklahoma, and serving the Tulsa metropolitan area. It airs a regional Mexican format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are in the Tulsa Event Center on South Memorial Drive near Interstate 44 in Southeast Tulsa.^[2]

KIZS

Collinsville, Oklahoma
Broadcast area	Tulsa metropolitan area
Frequency	101.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	101.5 El Patrón
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Subchannels	HD2: Oldies (iHeart 60s)
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KAKC, KMOD-FM, KTBT, KTBZ, KTGX
History
First air date	June 11, 1996; 29 years ago (1996-06-11) (as KQSY)
Former call signs	KOUH (1991–1992, CP) KLTO (1992–1995, CP) KQSY (1995–1997) KMRX (1997–2002) KTBT (2002–2005)
Call sign meaning	"KISS" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7669
Class	C3
ERP	6,200 watts
HAAT	200 meters (660 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1015elpatron.iheart.com

KIZS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,200 watts. Its transmitter tower is on East 124th Street near Oklahoma State Highway 20 in Owasso.^[3] KIZS is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio hybrid format.^[4][5] Its HD2 subchannel plays oldies from the 1960s, from iHeartRadio. That feeds an FM translator in Stillwater at 103.1 MHz.^[6]

History

The station signed on the air on June 11, 1996.^[7] Its original call sign was KQSY, the FM sister station to KCFO 970 AM. Its first few years, KQSY and KCFO simulcast their programming. But KQSY later changed to Christian rock.^[8]

Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to iHeartMedia, acquired the station in October 1997. After Clear Channel took over, the station flipped to modern adult contemporary as KMRX in November.^[9] KMRX reverted back to Christian rock in February 2001. On July 11, 2002, KMRX switched to rhythmic contemporary as KTBT, "101.5 The Beat."^[10][11]

On September 23, 2005, at 5 p.m. KTBT moved to the much stronger 92.1 FM frequency in order to better compete with 106.9 KHITS. KTBT's former home on 101.5 FM adopted the "La Preciosa" brand featuring Spanish oldies music, along with the KIZS call letters that were moved from 92.1 FM.

Translators

Broadcast translator for KIZS

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
K276DZ	103.1 FM	Stillwater, Oklahoma	82390	250	9 m (30 ft)	D	LMS

External links

• 101.5 El Patrón website
• Facility details for Facility ID 7669 (KIZS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KIZS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 82390 (K276DZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K276DZ at FCCdata.org