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
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
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNEZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KNEZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Broadcast Partners | San Francisco Giants". MLB.com.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KNEZ
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KNEZ-1
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 166018 (KNEZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KNEZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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