KZEW

KZEW (101.7 FM, "The Zoo") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Wheatland, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Smith Broadcasting, Incorporated, and features programming from NBC News Radio and Dial Global.^[2]

KZEW

Wheatland, Wyoming
Frequency	101.7 MHz
Branding	The Zoo
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Affiliations	NBC News Radio, Dial Global
Ownership
Owner	Smith Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date	1984-11-15 (as KYCN-FM)
Former call signs	KYCN-FM (1984–1998)
Call sign meaning	KZEW sounds like ZOO
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60645
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	38 meters
Transmitter coordinates	42°2′44″N 104°56′47″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

The station went on the air as KYCN-FM on November 15, 1984. On September 4, 1998, the station changed its call sign to the current KZEW.^[3] Prior to 1998, the KZEW call sign was used by what was then an album-oriented rock station in Dallas, Texas which from 1973 to 1989 invented the phrase "The Zoo" on September 19, 1973. In 2017, the station was brought back by the former staff of the original radio station. It is now streaming online at https://thezoorocks.com and is known as "THE ZOO".