KNEZ (FM) explained

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]

History

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."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KNEZ Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: Broadcast Partners | San Francisco Giants. MLB.com.
  3. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=knez&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KNEZ
  4. https://radio-locator.com/info/KNEZ-1-FB Radio-Locator.com/KNEZ-1