KBZZ

KBZZ
City of license Sparks, Nevada
Broadcast area Reno area
Slogan 1270 the Buzz
Frequency 1270 kHz
First air date 1979
Format Talk/Personality
Audience share 2.1, #17 (Fa'07, R&R[1])
ERP 13,000 watts (day)
5,000 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 48684
Former callsigns KROI (1979-1984)
KORY (1984-1985)
KPLY (1985-2001)
Affiliations Westwood One
Owner Americom Las Vegas Limited Partnership
Website kbzz.com

KBZZ (1270 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Sparks, Nevada, USA, the station serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Americom Las Vegas Limited Partnership and features programing from Westwood One.[2]

History

The station went on the air as KROI on 1979-11-01. On 1984-02-11, the station changed its call sign to KORY, on 1985-03-01 to KPLY, on 2001-03-05 to the current KBZZ.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Reno Market Ratings". Radio and Records. http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=213&RY=2007&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Reno&MS=NV&MR=124&12P=387200&UP=2/1/2008&SU=S&BPER=&HPER=16.0&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0. Retrieved Fa'07. 
  2. ^ "KBZZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBZZ. 
  3. ^ KPLY enjoyed great local regional success while hosted by sports announcer "Bob D." Robert Dirosario, and his sports sidekick Truckee Mike Leach. Frequent guest sports experts included John Pinto of the Silver Legacy, Paul Sonner owner of Bully's Sports Bars, sportsbook manager Eric Brownley of Club Cal Neva, sports handicapping expert Chris Andrews, now with Leroy's Sports Books, and horse racing coverage with "Pony" Bob Wilkie. The Bob D KPLY sports program offered extensive information on sports and sports wagering for the average and knowledgeable fan. The Jim Rome show was a staple on KPLY, as was the Sportsfan Radio Network. Prior to that, the call letters KBZZ (1400 on the AM dial) were used by a long standing news and music station in La Junta, Co. For many years, the station was the a central news hub for southeastern Colorado. "KBZZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=48684&Callsign=KBZZ. 

External links


Radio stations in the Reno, Nevada market
By FM frequency
88.3 · 88.7 · 90.5 · 91.3 · 92.1 · 92.9 · 93.7 · 94.5 · 95.5 · 96.5 · 97.3 · 98.1 · 99.1 · 100.1 · 100.9 · 101.3 · 102.1 · 102.9 · 103.7 · 104.5 · 105.7 · 106.9 · 107.7
By AM frequency
590 · 630 · 780 · 920 · 1230 · 1270 · 1300 · 1340 · 1400 · 1450 · 1550 · 1590
By callsign
KBDB · KBUL-FM · KBZZ · KCMY · KDOT · KHIT · KIHM · KJFK · KKFT · KKOH · KKTO · KLCA · KLRH · KMXW · KNEV · KNIS · KODS · KOZZ · KPLY · KQLO · KRNG · KRNO · KRNV-FM · KSGG · KSRN · KTHO · KTHX-FM · KUNR · KURK · KUUB · KWFP · KWYL · KXEQ · KXTO · KZTQ
Major Nevada radio markets: Las Vegas • Reno
Other Nevada radio markets: Battle Mountain • Elko • Ely • Fallon • Hawthorne • Laughlin • Lovelock • Lund • Pahrump • Panaca • Pioche • Tonopah • Winnemucca
See also: List of radio stations in Nevada