WNBZ-FM

WNBZ-FM (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Saranac, New York, United States, the station is owned by Saranac Lake Radio, LLC. Its studios are located on City Hall Place in Plattsburgh, New York, in a storefront adjacent to the McDonough Monument. The studios were formerly located in the Gateway office building, also in Plattsburgh; it has previously maintained facilities at Radio Park in Saranac Lake[2] and in the Champlain Centre mall in Plattsburgh. As of June 2017, WNBZ-FM's programming was simulcast on WRGR (102.1 FM) in Tupper Lake;[2] it has also simulcast with WNBZ (1240 AM) in Saranac Lake[3] and WLPW (105.5 FM) in Lake Placid.[2] As of November 2017, WNBZ-FM was the only one of Saranac Lake Radio's stations to remain on the air.[4] That month, Saranac Lake Radio agreed to sell the station to NBZ, LLC for $300,000; under the terms of the deal, the new owners began programming WNBZ-FM under a local marketing agreement on December 1.[5]

WNBZ-FM
CitySaranac, New York
Broadcast areaPlattsburgh, New York
Burlington, Vermont
Frequency106.3 MHz
BrandingWNBZ-FM 106.3
SloganThe New Broadcasting Zenith
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
AffiliationsCBS Radio News
Ownership
OwnerSaranac Lake Radio, LLC
OperatorNBZ, LLC
(full acquisition pending)
History
First air dateJuly 12, 1989[1]
Former call signsWDGE (1985-1993)
WSLK (1993-2000)
WYZY (2000-2016)
Technical information
Facility ID73315
ClassC2
ERP1,470 watts
HAAT706 meters (2,316 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°20′28″N 74°7′43″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewnbz.com

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References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-311. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. Knight, Chris (June 21, 2017). "The death of local radio?". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned". Inside Radio. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. Hart, Glynis (November 17, 2017). "Over and out: Radio Park will go on auction block in two weeks". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.


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