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CBS Radio Drops "The Zone," Relaunches As "NOW 100.5"

For the third time in less than a year, a Sacramento radio station has undergone a rebranding -- but out of the three stations to rebrand, this station isn't flipping formats. KZZO, formerly known on-air as "100.5 The Zone" relaunched Wednesday morning as "NOW 100.5," a station that promises to play fresh pop-rock music, separating itself from the Top 40 genre that often includes R&B and rap music. KZZO expects to continue to play music from artists including Train, Daughtry, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. The station eliminated 90s music from its playlist, a genre that was previously heard on "100.5 The Zone." CBS Radio Sacramento Program Director Byron Kennedy told FOX40.com by phone sever

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Is "The Buzz" Real? How "Classic" is Radio?

Sacramento radio severely suffered two more steps back in the last six weeks. First KWOD-FM (106.5) stopped playing Alternative music, held on to Nirvana and Green Day, then re-birthed as 106.5 The Buzz -- "Totally 90s." Anyone Else Puking? Many former KWOD listeners did their marketing for The Buzz by publicly complaining about the new format. This has put The Buzz in a situation that every radio station would love to be in -- Everyone knows they exist. But do they care? No. Will it last? No. It might adjust to add 80's and/or early 2000's music -- which, I might add, it already plays a little bit of. With time it might adjust to sound more like a KGBY-FM (My 92.5) or even KZZO-FM (1

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