Appleton radio station KZ 104.3 flips formats to become 104.3 The Fuse

APPLETON – In a matter of weeks, 104.3 has gone from all Christmas music to all “Weird Al” Yankovic songs to all alternative.

That last one is permanent.

At 3 p.m. Tuesday, the adult contemporary station formerly known as KZ 104.3 (WKZG-FM) became “Wisconsin’s Alternative” 104.3 The Fuse (WFZZ-FM). Blink-182’s “What’s My Age Again?” was the first song played on the Woodward Radio Group station that serves Green Bay and the Fox Cities.

Core alt-rock artists at The Fuse will include Panic! At The Disco, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Kings of Leon and The Killers. AJR, Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, Taking Back Sunday, The Black Keys, New Found Glory and M.I.A. all received airplay during the first hours.

“The songs we ripped off of Napster and Limewire have made their return forever to Wisconsin’s Alternative, 104.3 The Fuse,” reads the inaugural post on the station’s Facebook page.