KZOI (1250 AM) and its translator at 97.1 FM is a radio station licensed to serve Dakota City, Nebraska. The station is owned by Joaquin Garza’s Fiesta Radio, through licensee La Fiesta 971, LLC. It airs a regional Mexican format.
The station was first assigned the call letters KTFJ by the Federal Communications Commission on April 28, 1988, and officially began broadcasting in 1989.[2] In March 2014, the station adopted its current KZOI call sign [3] Under the ownership of Cup O’Dirt, LLC (led by John and Heidi Small), the station was branded as “Sunny Radio,” specializing in 1980s pop and rock music.[4]
In November 2017, the station underwent a major programming shift after being acquired by Joaquin Garza’s Fiesta Radio (through licensee La Fiesta 971, LLC). The 80s hits format was replaced with a Regional Mexican format, and the station rebranded as “La Fiesta 97.1,” reflecting its primary FM translator frequency. [5]
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References
- ^ “Facility Technical Data for KZOI”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ “Call Sign History for Facility ID 17201”. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ “KZOI Facility Data”. REC Networks. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ “Upper Midwest Broadcasting: Nebraska News Archive”. NorthPine. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ “Sioux City’s 1250 KZOI Flips to Regional Mexican”. RadioInsight. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 17201 (KZOI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KZOI in Nielsen Audio‘s AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 147458 (K246CJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K246CJ at FCCdata.org