KIOZ
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- This article is about the FM station in San Diego, California. For the AM station in Santa Clarita, California, see KHTS-AM.
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| Broadcast area | San Diego |
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| Branding | "Rock 105.3" |
| Slogan | San Diego's Rock Station |
| Frequency | 105.3 (MHz) |
| Format | Rock |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | http://www.rock1053.com |
KIOZ-FM, also known as "Rock 1053", is a Rock station in San Diego, California. It is licensed in El Cajon, California and is owned by Clear Channel Communications.
[edit] History
KIOZ or Rock 105.3 is the only hard rock station in San Diego, California, USA. The morning show is The Mikey Show, with Missi following The Mikey Show, BC & Clint doing afternoons, and Gregg Stone doing nights at KIOZ. KIOZ will occasionally mix in classic rock, however, this is generally limited to tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath. The Mikey Show replaced Howard Stern on the KIOZ lineup in 2004 after Clear Channel Communications, KIOZ's current parent company, forced the cancellation of Stern's morning show from the six stations that carried it, owing to the "Nipplegate" incident at Super Bowl XXXVIII. (Stern would move to KPLN that summer.)Other history notes, the station has never been the same since Patrick and Starr left the station. Since then stations popularity has decreased.
[edit] Current Operations
In 2005, KIOZ became the flagship station carrying San Diego Chargers football events during the 2005 regular season.
