KZPT

KZPT (99.7 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.

[6] Metromedia later revived the KMBC-FM call letters, when the station signed on at its permanent 99.7 FM location on October 15, 1962 with middle of the road music.

That became reality on July 18, 1966, when the station changed call letters to KMBR, and began airing an easy listening format.

However, the Department of Justice blocked the move because Entercom would have too much revenue of the Kansas City radio market.

On January 18, 2008, at 1 p.m., after playing "In the Dark" by Billy Squier, KYYS flipped to AAA, branded as "99-7 The Boulevard, Kansas City's Quality Rock".

Just 367 days after the debut of "The Boulevard", on January 13, 2009, at 3 p.m., after playing "Touch Me" by The Doors, KBLV began stunting with music from past "American Idol" contestants.

Almost all of the station's programming was syndicated: Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest in afternoons, and Kim Iversen at night.

On April 16, 2010, at 10 a.m., after playing "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga, KKSN flipped to 80s/90s Hits, rebranded as "Gen X Radio 99-7 Kiss FM".

KKSN dropped Kraddick and Iversen from the lineup at this time, with Seacrest remaining as the lone syndicated holdover from the previous format.

On March 30, 2011, the simulcast between the two stations ended; on the same day, KGEX changed their call sign to the current KZPT.

KZPT's staff, in the beginning, included Urich (moved from afternoons) in morning drive, Tony Lorino in middays (Seacrest's show was dropped with the flip to "The Point"), Tanna Guthrie (formerly of KYYS and KUDL) in afternoons, and Matt Gapske at night.

Several years after the flip to "The Point", KZPT dropped most 1980s and 1990s hits and shifted back to an adult top 40 format.