Amazing 102.5 FM welcomes The Dave Koz Radio to Houston

Dave Koz Radio Show premiering this weekend in Houston on Amazing 102.5 FM KMAZ


Houston’s Newest Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Station, Amazing 102.5 FM, welcomes The Dave Koz Radio Show Saturday, November 12th at 1pm CST. The new show will be available to listeners locally in Houston on 102.5 FM, worldwide via amazing1025fm.com or by downloading the amazing 102.5 FM free App.

In the 25 years since the release of his self-titled solo debut album, saxophonist Dave Koz has received nine GRAMMY® nominations, had nine No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, toured the world, been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has hosted the weekly two-hour internationally syndicated Dave Koz Radio Show continuously for more than 20 years. The Dave Koz Radio Show is distributed by Courtside Entertainment. The show will air 1pm to 3pm Saturday’s on KMAZ Amazing 102.5FM.

“We are so excited to have the #1 Jazz saxophonist in the world, Dave Koz, join the Amazing 102.5 FM family,” said Emilian V. White, President & CEO of Amazing 102.5 FM. “It’s a fantastic partnership. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Dave Koz to our radio network. Bringing this level of jazz to Houston and the world is phenomenal.”

About Amazing 102.5 FM Amazing 102.5FM is a nonprofit LP radio station benefiting The Bread of Life, Inc. The Bread of Life provides 200 nutritious meals each week to homeless, disabled, elderly and low- income adults and children. The Bread of Life also assists in clothing and transition to housing and employment for many of Houston’s forgotten and poverty stricken residents.

The mission at St. John’s Downtown & The Bread of Life is clear, break the cycle of poverty and improve lives through caring and LOVE.

For more information on The Dave Koz Radio Show and Amazing 102.5 FM visit www.amazing1025fm.com.

(This post was taken from a release sent to me by Amazing 102.5 FM KMAZ)

Changes coming to 90.9 KTSU mornings

The "Yolanda Adams Morning Show" with Yolanda Adams and Marcus D. Wiley, is no longer in the 5am to 9am programming slot on 90.9 KTSU The Choice. 

The Texas Southern University radio station will soon debut "Morning Vibes with Chilly Bill Smith & Friends" from 6am to 9am Monday through Friday.

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— KTSU 90.9FM (@officialKTSU909) February 12, 2021

The new Chilly Bill Smith morning show was supposed to debut Monday morning this week on KTSU, but thanks to our arctic blast, the station's Facebook page says the show is expected to officially start Thursday, February 19, 2021.

Smith, who also attended TSU, previously worked for Majic 102.1 from 1986 to 2012 according to his LinkedIn. He joined KTSU in 2018 to host Mid-Day Grooves which aired Saturday’s from 10am to 2pm.

“The Yolanda Adams Morning Show" started airing on KTSU in September 2019. Both Adams and Wiley are TSU alumni.

Adam's syndicated morning show launched in March 2007 and was the first daily gospel show to be nationally syndicated, reaching 38 stations across the United States. The show originated from Radio One Houston's Praise 92.1 KROI and then later a Majic 102 HD sub-channel.

The show's syndication was cancelled in 2016, replaced with "Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell." From there, Adams and Wiley moved the show to Amazing 102.5 Houston. Then it was moved to KTSU.

The Yolanda Adams Morning Show is now being heard on Philly’s Favor 100.7 FM W264BH-FM & 99.5 WJBR-HD3 in Philadelphia as of February 8, 2021.

“Philly has been so loyal and so good to us, even when we went digital," Adams told the The Philadelphia Tribune. "We had lots of Philly numbers. No matter where we broadcasted from, we’ve never changed the format. We are still high energy, we’re still based on faith, family, friends and fun. Lots of fun. It’s very informative because sometimes you know in the morning, people have either slept through the news or didn’t get the right type of slant on the news, catered to them.”

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Coppelia, says: “I’m excited to be heading back home to Houston with Hope Media Group, after an amazing season with Z88.3 & La Z104.7 Kissimmee & 102.5 Orlando. The Z family is special, and I’ll miss doing Afternoons with Shadow. But I’m so excited about this new season, especially when you look at the growth for Vida Unida in three of the four largest markets for Spanish-speaking listeners in the United States. I can’t wait to get this FIESTA started.”

(This post was taken from a press release sent to me by HMG)