mo ks branding 95.7 the vibe slogan all the hits frequency 95.7 mhz also on hd radio first air date 1962 as kofo fm format top 40 chr erp 98 000 watts haat 299 meters class c1 facility id 33332 callsign meaning k channel z former brand name former callsigns kofo fm 1962 1978 kkkx 1978 1986 khum fm 6 1986 7 1986 khum 1986 1992 kzto 1992 1996 owner cumulus media inc. cmp houston kc llc sister stations kcfx kcjk kcmo fm am kmjk k279bi webcast listen live listen live iheart website www.957thevibe.com kchz 95.7 fm known as 95.7 the vibe is a top 40 chr radio station serving the kansas city metropolitan area with its city of license being ottawa kansas . the cumulus media inc. outlet operates at 95.7 mhz with an erp of 96 kw . its transmitter is located near linwood kansas and studios are in mission kansas . history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message kchz first began broadcasting as kofo fm an fm simulcast for sister station kofo in 1962 . in 1978 the station flipped to a mix of top 40 and aor as 96x with the call letters kkkx . in 1986 the station flipped to easy listening adult contemporary branded as 96 hum with the khum call letters . the station relocated its transmitter from its original home near ottawa to its current site near linwood upgraded its power to 100 000 watts and relocated its studios first to lawrence then to topeka . in 1991 the station went silent . in 1993 the station signed back on as adult contemporary kzto branded as z96 . in january 1994 the station went silent again . 95.7 signed back on under the control of radio 2000 inc. on january 21 1997 as kchz channel z95 .7 a modern ac outlet after stunting with all 80 s music and a heartbeat sound effect for about a week . 1 by january 1998 it shifted to top 40 chr then to rhythmic chr by 1999 . the station was sold to syncom radio in 1999 and syncom continued to adjust the station s image . kchz shifted back to top 40 chr in 2000 then back to rhythmic chr by 2002 then back to a mainstream top 40 chr by late 2003 when cumulus broadcasting bought the station . by november of 2005 after years of confusing listeners over what direction the station was taking cumulus decided that 95.7 needed a complete overhaul . to bring attention to the changeover kchz began stunting with all christmas music at noon on november 1 2005 as jingle 95.7 . the station jumped the gun a week before kudl or kckc would even start broadcasting christmas music . however by the next day the station shifted its stunting to a loop of swans splashdown by jean jacques perrey . at 5 pm on november 3 kchz shifted to rhythmic chr for a third time as 95.7 the vibe the beat of kansas city with the black eyed peas my humps being the first song played . 2 3 4 during its tenure as a rhythmic station kchz aired a few specialty shows including the weekend top 30 countdown with hollywood hamilton as well as sunday night slow jams with r.dub . on january 27 2009 kchz shifted the format to feature more mainstream top 40 hits and dropped the majority of its old school and hip hop hits but still maintained its rhythmic format somewhat . kchz continued to report to r & r nielsen bds rhythmic airplay panel . 5 this kind of direction has also sparked debate from radio message boards about stations that decided to add certain pop and dance tracks but stay within the rhythmic realm . 6 by that october kchz fully shifted back to mainstream top 40 . this is part of cumulus plan to launch mainstream top 40 stations in major markets across the country . with the change morning hosts shorty & the boyz who hosted in mornings since 2005 were let go . kchz currently competes with kmxv kprs kksw and to a lesser extent kzpt and kkjo . references edit http www.americanradiohistory.com archive randr 1990s 1997 rr 1997 01 24.pdf kchz jingles to 95.7 the vibe ; kmxv pulls r & t off the air . allaccess.com . 2005 11 03 . retrieved 2016 08 12 . kansas city radio & television . kcradio.robzerwekh.com . retrieved 2016 08 12 . http www.americanradiohistory.com archive randr 2000s 2005 rr 2005 11 11.pdf from bdsonline.com from radio info.com external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kchz radio locator information on kchz query nielsen audio s fm station database for kchz v t e radio stations in the kansas city media market by am frequency 580 610 680 710 760 810 890 980 1030 1090 1140 1160 1190 1250 1340 1380 1410 1480 1510 1550 1590 1660 by fm frequency 88.5 89.3 90.1 90.7 90.9 91.5 91.9 92.3 93.3 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.1 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.1 100.7 101.1 102.1 103.3 103.7 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.5 107.3 107.7 noaa weather radio frequency 162.400 162.450 162.475 162.550 by callsign k279bi kanu kbeq fm kccv kcfx kchz kcjk kckc kcmo kcmo fm kcnw kcsp kcte kcto kcur fm kcwj kcxl kczz kdmr kdtd kec77 kesj kexs kfeq kfkf fm kid77 kjhk kjnw kkfi kkjo fm kklo kksw kkwk klrq klrx kmaj fm kmbz kmbz fm kmjk kmvg kmxv kmzu kpow fm kprs kprt kqrc fm krbz ktbg kwjc kwod kyys kzpt kzz34 kzz85 wdaf fm whb wibw nearby radio markets columbia jefferson city omaha pittsburg springfield topeka see also list of radio stations in missouri list of radio stations in kansas v t e radio stations in the topeka kansas media market by am frequency 580 610 680 710 810 980 1440 1490 by fm frequency 88.1 90.3 91.5 92.5 92.9 94.5 95.7 99.3 100.3 102.9 103.9 105.9 106.9 107.7 by callsign kanu kbuz kchz kcmo kcsp kcvt kdvv kfeq kjty kksw kmaj kmaj fm kmbz kmxn knza ktop ktop fm ktpk kwic whb wibw wibw fm nearby radio markets kansas city lincoln omaha pittsburg salina manhattan wichita see also list of radio stations in kansas v t e chr top 40 radio stations in the state of kansas by frequency 92.7 93.3 94.7 95.7 96.3 96.3 97.5 103.1 104.7 105.5 105.9 106.7 106.9 by callsign kacz kbgl kchz keks kjck kkoy kksw kmxv ksku kuly fm kxnc kzch kzuh by city chanute emporia hugoton hutchinson junction city kansas city kchz kansas city kmxv larned lawrence manhattan minneapolis ness city wichita see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in kansas see also contemporary hit radio rhythmic kiss fm movin radio disney v t e cumulus media am radio stations kaay kabc kaok karn kbed kbgg kboi kcmo kcsf kcub kesp kfay kfnz kfru kgo kikr kkat kkob kkoh klif klik kmaj kmj knbr knek knml knsh kpur kpzk krmd kruz kscr ksfo ktbl ktck ktct ktik ktop ktuc kugn kven kvor kwpn kxzz kyng waav wabc walg wapi warm ways wbap wbbf wbbw wbmq wcoa wduz wfas wfnc wfnr wftw wgld wgoc wgok wgow wgpc whbt whgb whld whll whsc wibr wicc wiov wisw wjbc wjcw wjlg wjox wjr wjrw wklq wky wlby wls wlti wlwi wlzr wmac wmal wmsp wnam wnml wosh wpic wpro wprv wrad wrie wsba wsko wsom wsso wtka wtma wtod wtrx wump wvel wvlk wvnn wwck wxlm wxok wxqw wxsm wymb wynn fm radio stations k279bi kamo fm karn fm karx katc fm katm katt fm kayd fm kbbm kbbq fm kbby fm kbcy kbee kber kbiu kbul fm kbxr kbzu kcdd kcfx kchz kcjk kcmo fm kdjk kdrf kdvb kdvv kehk kesn kenz kffg kfog kggo khay khki khkk khop khtb khxs khyt kiim fm kipr kizn kjjy kjmo kjoy kkeg kkfm kkgb kkgl kkmg kknd kkob fm kkpk kkwd klal klif fm klos klsz fm klur kmaj fm kmck fm kmez kmga kmgv kmj fm kmjj fm kmjk knek fm knev knrq koli koms koql kpla kplx kpur fm kqfc kqhn kqiz fm kqlk kqob kqrs fm kqsm fm kqxc fm kqxl fm kqxy fm krbe krmd fm krmw krrf krrq krst krwp ksan kscs ksks ksmb kszr ktck fm ktcx ktik fm ktlt ktop fm kubl fm kujz kurb kvma fm kvyb kwic kwin kwnn kwqw kwye kwyl kxkc kxxr kyis kykz kyyi kzel fm kzjf kzrk fm w264ak wabd waoa fm waqx fm warm fm wbbl fm wbhd wbht wblx fm wbnq wbrw wbsx wbwn wbze wbzf wcmg wcto wcyn fm wdai wden fm wdlt fm wdrq wduz fm wdvd wdzz fm wean fm weas fm webe wedg wegc wemx wfbe 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