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by Alex Cosper see also American Radio History STATION HISTORY: KABC KBBQ KBIG KBLA KDAY KEZY KFAC KFOX KFWB KGBS KGFJ KGIL KHJ KIEV KIIS KIQQ KKBT KKDJ KLAC KLOS KLSX KMET KMPC KNAC KNX KOST KPOL KPPC KPWR KQLZ KRLA KROQ KRTH KSRF KTNQ KTWV KUTE KWST KZLA XPRS Broadcasting from the Disneyland Hotel in Orange County, KEZY was known as "The Mighty 1190," making its on-air launch on May 18, 1959. Top 40 pioneer from KFWB and KRLA Ted Quillin worked for KEZY in the mid-sixties. By the late sixties the format played a mix of pop/rock hits under program director Arnie McClatchey. During his era the station shifted its identity from "K-Easy" to KEZY Great Radio." After McClatchey was named GM of Santa Ana station KYMS 106.3 FM in 1975, Mark Denis moved from mornings to program director. As music audiences shifted to FM and AM became common for talk radio, KEZY became KNWZ in March 1983 as an all news station. But in February 1984 the station's low ratings prompted a return to the KEZY call letters with a music format. It became KPZE as K-Praise, playing religious music starting on April 2, 1985. Then in February 1989 the call letters became KORG and the station was known as K-Orange. In 2018 it's KGBN, airing a Korean gospel format. KEZY Personnel 1959-1961 Art Kevin 1962-1963 Al Javis 1964-1964 Jerry Longden, also 1966, 1978-1979 1966-1968 Ted Quillin 1967-1974 Arnie McClatchey (PD) 1968-1983 Mark Denis 1968-1970 Jim Meeker, also 1975-1976 1970-1981 Adam DeMarais 1970-1976 Paul Freeman 1971-1974 Dave Sebastian 1973-1977 Jack Snyder 1975-1977 Russ O'Hara 1976-1976 Ken Levine 1976-1976 John Peters, also 1982-1983 1978-1980 Shana (LaVigni) 1982-1982 Rick Lewis 1985-1991 Craig Powers 1987-1988 Les Perry |
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