KNEZ | |
City: | Hazen, Nevada |
Area: | Reno metropolitan area |
Branding: | La Mejor 107.3 |
Frequency: | 107.3 MHz |
Repeater: | 107.3 KNEZ-1 (Reno) |
Airdate: | (as KEHD) |
Format: | Classic Regional Mexican |
Erp: | 100,000 watts |
Haat: | 600m (2,000feet) |
Class: | C |
Facility Id: | 166018 |
Coordinates: | 39.9128°N -118.9217°W |
Callsign Meaning: | K NEwZ (News) (previous format) |
Former Callsigns: | KEHD (2009–2012) |
Affiliations: | San Francisco Giants Spanish Radio Network |
Owner: | Alfredo Plascencia |
Licensee: | Lazer Licenses, LLC |
Sister Stations: | KWNZ, KZTI |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | KNEZ Online |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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[1] KNEZ serves as the Reno Spanish-language affiliate for the San Francisco Giants Radio Network.[2]
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.[3] Programming is also heard in Reno on booster station KNEZ-1 also at 107.3 MHz.[4]
The station signed on the air in . 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."