The Truth About Radio

Despite all the changes in the last decade in how Americans access music, FM radio is still the most cost-effective advertising medium today. It's an inexpensive way to reach your existing and potential customers. It remains one of the most effective advertising mediums today due to its wide reach, targeted audiences, and ability to create an immediate connection with listeners. Radio ensures that your message resonates with the right audience at the right moment. Here's why radio is right for you:

  • Real-time Information: Radio provides news, entertainment, and current information in real-time.
  • Emotional Connection: Radio creates an emotional connection with listeners, who often tune in when there is a disaster.
  • Trust: Listeners trust radio more than other mediums.
  • Accessibility: Radio is available on a variety of devices, including cars, computers, mobile devices, and smart speakers.
  • Wide Audience: Radio can reach a wide and diverse audience.
  • High ROI: Radio can significantly boost sales, expand customer bases, and enhance category spend.
  • Easy to Digest: Radio has an established format with regular DJs, so audiences can jump in and out without missing anything.
  • Less Demanding: Radio is less demanding to get into than podcasts, which often require listeners to go back and familiarise themselves with older content.
  • Rural Areas: Radio is easier to send important messages or information to rural areas than via television.
We would be thrilled to craft a custom advertising package tailored specifically to your business needs, helping you maximize your visibility and impact in a way that aligns perfectly with your goals. Let’s work together to create a strategy that drives results and enhances your brand’s presence.

KZLF Coverage Map

Demographic Information
License: KZLF-FM
Frequency: 97.5Mhz (50,000 watts)
Music Format: Classic Hits
Target Audience: Persons 35-65 yrs
Service Area Population: 44,186
Median Age: 32.5 yrs
Median Household Income: $46,929
Race: White: 88.5%, Latino: 7.1%, Black: 3.7%
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Advertise on KZLF

At KZLF, we’ve reinvented what it means to advertise on the radio. Forget the tired 30 or 60-second spoken word ads that listeners tune out — we’re introducing the UnCommercial. Instead of squeezing your message into a forgettable pitch, we take your business story, details, and personality, and turn it into a full-length custom song crafted for the airwaves. It’s entertainment, not interruption — your brand woven into music that people actually enjoy hearing and remember long after the last note fades. The UnCommercial isn’t just advertising; it’s an anthem for your business.

Musicians working on a custom song.
Advertising Packages
The "UnCommercial" Pack
Over 100 plays per month
Step into the future of radio advertising with the UnCommercial — a full-length custom song about your business, written and produced to entertain, not interrupt. This package gives you 100+ plays each month of your exclusive track, aired throughout the schedule at a flat monthly rate. It’s easy to budget, easy to manage, and completely unique to your brand. Choose your preferred time slots and let your business be heard in a way listeners actually enjoy.
Live Remote Broadcast
On-Site Broadcast (Minimum 3 Hours)
Turn your business into the day’s destination! The KZLF crew will roll in with the full broadcast setup, live on location from your store, lot, or event. We’ll crank up the energy with on-air mentions, giveaways, and plenty of station swag to keep the crowd engaged. It’s fun, it’s memorable, and it brings our loyal listeners straight to your door.

We built KZLF out of pure love for radio — the energy, the creativity, and the way it connects people. When listeners get excited about what’s on the air, that excitement naturally spills over to the businesses that stand behind it. Partnering with KZLF-FM isn’t just about advertising; it’s about joining a community that believes in music, connection, and the power of being part of something bigger. Let’s make radio fun again — and make your business part of the story. Call, text, or email us today to get started!

Call or Text: 580-308-9797 · Email: sales@975kzlf.com

* Specific commercial placement requests are first-come, first-served.
Above rates are subject to change without notice.
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Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world.