KIZS (101.5 MHz "101.5 El Patrón") is a commercial radio station licensed to Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States, and serving the Tulsa metropolitan area. It airs a regional Mexican format and is owned by iHeartMedia The studios are in the Tulsa Event Center on South Memorial Drive near Interstate 44 in Southeast Tulsa.1015elpatron.com/contact
KIZS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,200 watts. Its transmitter tower is on East 124th Street near Oklahoma State Highway 20 in Owasso.Radio-Locator.com/KIZS KIZS is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio hybrid format.http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 HD Radio Guide for Tulsa Its HD2 subchannel plays oldies from the 1960s, from iHeartRadio. That feeds an FM translator in Stillwater at 103.1 MHz.Radio-Locator.com/K276DZ
History The station signed on the air on June 25, 1996.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2006 page D-402. Retrieved Sept. 8, 2025. Its original call sign was KQSY, the FM sister station to KCFO 970 AM. Its first few years, KQSY and KCFO simulcast their programming. But KQSY later changed to Christian rock., "On This Rock", The Tulsa World, October 18, 1996.
Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to iHeartMedia, acquired the station in October 1997. After Clear Channel took over, the station flipped to modern adult contemporary as KMRX in November., "Newest Radio Station Promises Modern Music For Grown-Up Audience", The Tulsa World, November 20, 1997. KMRX reverted back to Christian rock in February 2001. On July 11, 2002, KMRX switched to rhythmic contemporary as KTBT, "101.5 The Beat."Jonathan Wance, "Christian station turns hip-hop", The Tulsa World, July 14, 2002. and John Wooley, "Dropping out and pulling the plug", The Tulsa World, July 18, 2002.
On September 23, 2005, at 5 pm. KTBT moved to the much stronger 92.1 FM frequency to better compete with 106.9 KHITS. KTBT's former home on 101.5 FM adopted the "La Preciosa" brand featuring Spanish oldies music, along with the KIZS call letters that were moved from 92.1 FM.
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External links 101.5 El Patrón website
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