KNEZ (FM)

KNEZ
Broadcast areaReno metropolitan area
Frequency107.3 MHz
BrandingLa Mejor 107.3
Programming
FormatClassic regional Mexican
AffiliationsSan Francisco Giants Spanish Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Lazer Media
  • (Lazer Licenses, LLC)
KWNZ, KZTI
History
First air date
2009 (2009)
Former call signs
KEHD (2009–2012)
Call sign meaning
"News" (previous format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID166018
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT600 meters (2,000 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°54′46″N 118°55′18″W / 39.91278°N 118.92167°W / 39.91278; -118.92167
Repeater107.3 KNEZ-1 (Reno)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteKNEZ Online

KNEZ (107.3 FM, "La Mejor 107.3") is a commercial radio station licensed to Hazen, Nevada, United States, and serves the Reno metropolitan area. Owned by Lazer Media, through licensee Lazer Licenses, LLC, it broadcastis a classic regional Mexican format.[2] KNEZ serves as the Reno Spanish-language affiliate for the San Francisco Giants Radio Network.[3]

KNEZ's transmitter is sited north of Interstate 80 in Fallon. Programming is also heard in Reno on booster station KNEZ-1 also at 107.3 MHz.

History

The station signed on the air in 2009. Its original call sign was KEHD. It changed its call letters to KNEZ in 2012 when it began a news/talk format.

On August 1, 2017, KNEZ changed its language from English to Spanish. It began playing Regional Mexican hits, branded as "La Major". It later changed to a Classic Regional Mexican sound, branded as "Radio Lazer."

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNEZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KNEZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Broadcast Partners | San Francisco Giants". MLB.com.
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