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| City of license | Sun Valley, Nevada |
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| Broadcast area | Reno, Nevada |
| Branding | Z 93. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station Sun Valley is a Census-designated place (CDP in Washoe County, Nevada, USA 7 |
| Slogan | Reno's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 93. A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 7 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1998 |
| Format | Top 40 |
| ERP | 4,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Owner | Flinn Broadcasting |
| Website | www.kwnz.com/ |
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KWNZ made its debut on February 14, 1985 as a Top 40 at 97. 3 but in 2004 switched frequencies to 93. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 7, thus giving the station more signal coverage. KWNZ launched with morning man Bruce Van Dyke, PD Dave Shakes in middays and MD Todd Fisher, who handled nights and eventually afternoons. Prior to the 2004 frequency flip they were a Rhythmic Top 40 throughout the 1990s and most of the 2000s.
Interestingly, the 93. 7 signal was occupied by two more Top 40s before KWNZ switched signals: KYWD ("93. 7 The Bomb"), and from 2001 to 2003, KWNZ's current Top 40 rival KWYL. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. KWYL (1029 FM, "Wild 1029" is a commercial Radio station located in South Lake Tahoe California, broadcasting to the Reno Nevada