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KZAM was the call sign of two different radio stations in Seattle, Washington, 1540 AM and 92.5 FM. ==KZAM in the 1960s== The original KZAM, known by its moniker ''"KAY-zam!,"'' was Seattle's first all-black-format music station. It went on the air in 1961 and lasted until mid-1964. Its broadcast facility was a small, modest building at 2401 East Union Street (24th Avenue & Union), in Seattle's predominantly black Central District. The station featured such notable northwest radio pioneers as jazz aficionado (the late) Bob Summerise, and Fitzgerald Beaver, who went on to found and publish The Facts newspaper. Other original KZAM air personalities included Larry Braxton and "Mr. Century." On Saturday nights in 1962, the station featured 12-year-old blind deejay Gordon DeWitty. An August 1962 article in (Ebony ) shows (DeWitty at the controls. ) The main control board was manufactured by Gates. (This board was later used by KYAC-AM 1460). Above the board was a combination log and ad copy book. Below the board were two Russco turntables. On the console to the right of the deejay was a "jingle machine" with selectable, pre-recorded jingles, IDs and PSAs. On the console to the left of the deejay was a singles rack with the "Hot 150" 45's. To the deejay's far left at the end of the console was a three-section, power stack that included a tape cartridge player and transmitter switching and metering. Directly behind the deejay, on a pegboard wall, were racks of R&B, Blues and Jazz albums. On Saturday afternoons the station gave five hours of programming over to local high schools. In 1962-63, students from Franklin High did the programming; in 1964, students from Garfield High got the slot. Franklin High core staff included Jeff Jassen (later known as (Jef Jaisun ) of music and photography fame) as Chairman of the F.H.S. KZAM Committee, Assistant Station Manager and deejay; Mike LaPonte, Station Manager and deejay; Ed Wright, deejay; Rita Pulido; Penny Matthews; Lyla Tsuji. Franklin student Ken Levine, who had done some deejay work at KOL-AM, did at least one air shift at the original KZAM. As part of their broader station responsibilities, all participants were required to sell advertising for their school's time block. The station published the "K-ZAM KaZette," a weekly newsletter that included the K-ZAM Hot 150 playlist. The 1963 edition of Broadcasting Yearbook, Page B-198, lists the following information: "KZAM 92.5 FM, Foremost Broadcasting. Began broadcasting: Nov. 20 1961. 100% black music format. Monty Strohl - Owner; Larry Braxton - Assistant Manager; Ernie Opel - Chief Engineer. Mailing address: P.O. Box 12767, Seattle 22, WA. Telephone: EA 4-8515." The station's physical address was 2401 E. Union, Seattle. The broadcasting tower and transmitter shack were located on Cougar Mountain, outside Issaquah, WA, roughly 18 miles from downtown Seattle. In late 1964, Kemper Freeman, Bellevue real estate magnate and developer responsible for Bellevue Square, bought the station from Monty Strohl. KZAM was reincarnated as KFKF-FM, a partner station to Freeman's existing KFKF-AM 1330, and relicensed to Bellevue WA. Stewart Ballinger and his group (referenced below) bought both stations from Kemper Freeman in 1972 and changed the call letters to KBES-FM (Bellevue East Side). In early 1975, both stations were renamed KZAM. Ballinger and his staff were unaware of the earlier KZAM history. Then-KBES Station Manager Jim Nelly chose the KZAM calls by pure coincidence, because (according to reports) he thought the slogan "92 kuh-ZAM!" had a catchy, snappy ring to it (ala "23 skidoo!"). When Jef Jaisun applied for a position at the new KZAM, he presented Ballinger with a portfolio of his work at the original KZAM. That was the first Ballinger knew of the earlier station. Records indicate the new KZAM-FM took to the air April 18, 1975. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KZAM (defunct)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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