KWNZ

For the Sun Valley, Nevada radio station that held the call sign KWNZ at 93.7 FM from 2004 to 2011, see KZTQ.

KWNZ

City of license	Lovelock, Nevada
Broadcast area	Reno, Nevada
Branding	106.3 Pop-FM
Slogan	All Hit Radio
Frequency	106.3 MHz
First air date	May 6, 2013
Format	CHR/Top 40
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	600 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	164200
Transmitter coordinates
Owner	Times-Shamrock Communications
Sister stations	KRZQ, KZTI, KNEZ
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.1063popfm.com

KWNZ (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lovelock, Nevada, USA broadcasting a CHR/Top 40 format as "106.3 Pop-FM". The station is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications.

History

On May 6, 2013 at 1:06pm, KWNZ signed as 106-3 Pop-FM with a Rhythmic AC format. The first song was "Pop Muzik" by M. On July 22, 2013, The station debuted their on-air lineup with Freddie Bueno hosting mornings and Reno radio vet "Wild Bill" Shakespeare in afternoons.

In March 2014, KWNZ added the syndicated The Bert Show for mornings and Matt Million for middays, who previously held down the midday shift on the original 97.3 KWNZ in the 1990s.

On November 14, 2014, KWNZ dropped the Rhythmic AC format for CHR/Top 40 as "106.3 Pop-FM, All Hit Radio". The on-air lineup remained the same until February 2015, when The Bert Show was dropped for local host AJ Miller.

On August 28, 2015, KWNZ unexpectedly dropped all air personalities outside of morning host AJ Miller. It is unclear if the station will search for new personalities or continue running jockless.

Airstaff

The current lineup (As Of August 28, 2015) is as follows

• Morning Show (6am-10am): AJ In The Morning - AJ Miller W/ Elizabeth Rose (Traffic)
• Saturday Night (10pm-12am): Freq - Dozer & DJ Montague
• Station Voice: Mitch Craig
• Program Director: Willobee Carlan
• Jingles: ReelWorld

References

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KWNZ
• Radio-Locator information on KWNZ
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KWNZ