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KNEZ (FM)

Coordinates: 39°54′46″N 118°55′18″W / 39.91278°N 118.92167°W / 39.91278; -118.92167
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KNEZ
Broadcast areaReno metropolitan area
Frequency107.3 MHz
BrandingLa Mejor 107.3
Programming
FormatClassic Regional Mexican
AffiliationsSan Francisco Giants Spanish Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Alfredo Plascencia
  • (Lazer Licenses, LLC)
KWNZ, KZTI
History
First air date
2009; 15 years ago (2009) (as KEHD)
Former call signs
KEHD (2009–2012)
Call sign meaning
K NEwZ (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
Repeater(s)107.3 KNEZ-1 (Reno)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKNEZ Online

KNEZ (107.3 MHz, "La Mejor 107.3") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Classic Regional Mexican radio format. It is licensed to Hazen, Nevada, and serves the Reno metropolitan area. It is owned by Alfredo Plascencia, through licensee Lazer Licenses, LLC[2] KNEZ serves as the Reno Spanish-language affiliate for the San Francisco Giants Radio Network.[3]

KNEZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is north of Interstate 80 in Fallon.[4] Programming is also heard in Reno on booster station KNEZ-1 also at 107.3 MHz.[5]

History

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The station signed on the air in 2009; 15 years ago (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

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  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.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KNEZ
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KNEZ-1
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