KZTQ (AM)

KZTQ (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Reno, Nevada. The station is owned by Americom Limited Partnership. The station airs a variety hits format known as "Bob 96.1", after its translator in Reno on 96.1 FM.

KZTQ
CityReno, Nevada
Broadcast areaReno–Sparks metropolitan area
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingBOB 96.1 FM
Programming
FormatVariety hits
Ownership
OwnerReno Media Group
(Americom Limited Partnership)
Sister stationsKLCA, KODS, KRNO, KBZZ
History
First air date1947 (as KWRN at 1490)
Former call signsKWRN (1947-1957)
KDOT (1957-1963)
KCBN (1963-1989)
KRNO (1989-1990)
KCBN (1990-2001)
KPLY (2001-2005)
KJFK (2005-2013)
KSGG (2013-2018)
KBZZ (2018–2019)
Former frequencies1490 kHz (1947-1963)
Technical information
Facility ID202
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
250 watts (translator)
Transmitter coordinates39°30′50″N 119°42′54″W
Translator(s)see below
Links
Websitebob961.com

The station's studios are located on Matley Lane in East Reno, and its transmitter is located near Veterans Parkway in Reno, just south of the Truckee River and the Sparks city limits.

History

The station signed on the air in 1947 with 250 watts using call sign KWRN. It was initially owned by Reno Newspapers, Incorporated and broadcast on 1490 kHz with 250 W power.[1] This station was acquired by Kenyon Brown in 1950;[2] Brown moved it to 1230 kHz two years later. Upon Radioreno's acquisition of KWRN in 1957, KWRN became KDOT, and on August 14, 1963, the station became KCBN, returning to the air October 30 of that year after being silent for nearly a year.[3] The KCBN calls remained in place for most of the next 50 years.

The station announced as of March 18, 2013, it would switch from progressive talk to urban contemporary, branded as "Swag 104.9" and changed call letters to KSGG.[4]

On March 24, 2014, KSGG changed its format to sports, with programming from Yahoo! Sports Radio (now SB Nation Radio).[5]

On March 24, 2015, KSGG flipped to a country format as "96.9 the Rodeo", with an FM translator on 96.9 MHz, with a focus on 1990s country songs.[6][7]

On October 1, 2016, KSGG changed their format to classic hip hop, branded as "Power 96.9 & 1230".

On March 15, 2018, KSGG swapped call signs with sister station KBZZ.

KBZZ was the former Reno affiliate of the San Francisco Giants Radio Network.[8] Station ownership made the decision to discontinue Giants broadcasts beginning with the 2019 season.[9] On September 13, 2019, KBZZ and KZTQ exchanged call letters, formats, and associated translators: Bob FM and the KZTQ call letters moved to 1230 AM but kept its 96.1 and 96.9 FM translators, while 92.5 FM (nominally a repeater of KRNO HD2) flipped to sports talk as "92.5 The Game", also heard on 1270 AM, which regained the KBZZ call letters.

FM translators

The 96.1 in the KZTQ branding originates with the FM translator frequency. Bob is also heard on 96.9 FM in Carson City. Associated with the 1230 AM license is a third, unbuilt translator at 97.7 MHz.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
K241AK96.1Reno, Nevada87691250DFCC
K245DC96.9Carson City, Nevada20205040DFCC
K249FC97.7Reno, Nevada20120510DFCC
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References
  1. "KWRN Reno, Nev. ABC Outlet (1490 kc), Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 8, 1947. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. "WPIK KWRN Sales Are Reported" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 8, 1950. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-130
  4. http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/81138/renos-swag-is-moving/
  5. KSGG flips to Yahoo Sports
  6. https://www.facebook.com/969therodeo/photos/a.1422282704740134.1073741828.1414907192144352/1422282818073456/?type=1
  7. http://www.renomediagroup.com/about.php
  8. http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/schedule/radioaffiliates.jsp
  9. https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2019/03/15/giants-games-off-reno-radio-first-time-since-1984/3135178002/
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