KHTO (Hot 106.7) – Springfield, MO – 2/15/97

An uptempo, dance-friendly CHR is not necessarily what one would expect to find in a small Midwestern market, but that’s exactly what Hot 106.7 was at this time.

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9 Responses to KHTO (Hot 106.7) – Springfield, MO – 2/15/97

  1. Bob Vizza November 6, 2011 at 9:48 pm #

    I have been on the air for nearly 40 years. I have survived. Thanks for a great site. I am a big Aircheck user. I still love every minute of them. They inspire me.

    Wish I could listen on an iPad

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  2. Scott Gurstein January 22, 2012 at 1:28 am #

    Wow, great memories to hear this! I used to do mornings at Hot 106.7 from October 1996 until April 1998! Good times! Anyone else remember?

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  3. Jason April 6, 2012 at 6:56 am #

    Yep. And the drive in….

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  4. Jason April 6, 2012 at 6:58 am #

    Does anyone remember the other stations in springfield? What 95.5 was before Alice and 98.7 before the jock or the buzzard?

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  5. Clint Foster June 14, 2012 at 7:31 pm #

    I loved this station!! I had it on all the time. I have a recording from Hot 106.7 (on cassette) from 1994 and would love to post it here. The jingles sure do bring back memories!
    @Jason – 98.7 used to be Rock 99 and then 99 Hit FM…I think. I don’t know what 95.5 was before “Alice.”
    @Scott – Were you a DJ? I’m not remembering your name.

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  6. Biohazard October 2, 2012 at 10:19 pm #

    @Jason – 95.5 Was “Z95.5 The Edge Springfield’s New Rock Alternative” from 1998-1999 (before switching to Alice). Before The Edge, it was “Channel Z95 Springfield’s Super Station” (Alternative). Before Channel Z, it was “B95 – KZBE” (Classic Hits/Classic Rock).

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  7. Biohazard October 2, 2012 at 10:20 pm #

    @ Clint – I would love to hear your tape recording of Hot106.7 from 1994! Upload it!

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  8. Jamie Turner March 1, 2013 at 8:26 am #

    It’s a loooong story. 95.5 launched as KZBE in 1993 as a Classic Hits station called B-95. A year latter, it segued into AAA. Somewhere in 1995 they merged with “Super” Frank Copsidias’ Radio 2000 (then owners of KTOZ-FM). That same year they purchased KELE-106.7 in Mount Vernon, then a Soft AC station. It’s studio was moved to Springfield and became CHR as “Hot 106.7″, changing the calls to KHTO. KZBE then swapped frequencies with KTOZ-FM and moved the “Channel Z” format to 95.5. As for the old 104.7 frequency (KTOZ-FM), it went to Mid West Family Broadcasting, who at the time only owned KOSP. They changed it to Classic Hits as KKLH. Radio 2000 also bought KZPD-104.1, an Easy Listening station in Republic and changed it’s format to all 80s as KQMO “Star 104″. 95.5 would later sell to Sunburst, which later sold to Clear Channel. A retooled “Channel Z” format would later show up on 104.1. Eventually 104.1 and 106.7 would be sold to Wilks, then Journal.

    Needless to say I was a fan.

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