KNRO

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KNRO
KNRO FoxSports103.9-1400 logo.png
Broadcast area Redding, California
Frequency 1400 kHz
BrandingFox Sports Radio 1400 & 103.9
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio, Oakland Athletics, Sacramento Kings
Ownership
Owner
KQMS, KWLZ, KSHA, KRDG
History
First air date
1954 (as KSDA)
Former call signs
KQMS (1954–2016)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 51639
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°33′31″N122°19′48″W / 40.55861°N 122.33000°W / 40.55861; -122.33000
Translator(s) 103.9 K280GP (Redding)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website foxsportsredding.com

KNRO (1400 AM) is a radio station that carries a sports format. Licensed to Redding, California, United States, the station serves the Redding and Red Bluff areas. The station is owned by Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Redding, LLC, and features programming from Fox Sports Radio. [2]

Contents

History

The station was assigned the call letters KAZT on September 9, 1998, and hit the air at frequency 600 AM. On January 22, 2001, the station changed its call sign to the current KNRO. During much of its life as KNRO the station was primarily a sports format. [3] During that time, the frequency was moved from 600 to 1670 AM. From 2001 to 2010, the station was primarily an ESPN Radio affiliate before changing to Fox Sports Radio.

Programming

KNRO simulcasts all of its programming on translator station K280GP 103.9 FM in Redding, California.

On August 22, 2016, KNRO and its sports format moved to 1400 AM Redding, swapping frequencies with news/talk KQMS, which moved to 1670 kHz AM Redding. [4]

Past program directors

See also

Translators

KNRO broadcasts on the following translator:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K280GP103.9 FM Redding, California 71798250D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KNRO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KNRO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KNRO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Translator Launches Lead to Redding AM Frequency Swap Radioinsight - August 23, 2016