KXZZ (AM)

KXZZ (1580 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a sports format. It was licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, and served the Lake Charles area. The station was last owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios were located on Broad Street in downtown Lake Charles and its transmitter was located north of downtown east of Calcasieu River.

History


Frank R. Gibson obtained a construction permit to build a new 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station in Lake Charles on October 16, 1946. The station went on air in 1947 as KLOU and joined CBS on November 1.

KXZZ's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission and canceled on December 28, 2021.