WNBZ-FM

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WNBZ-FM
Broadcast area Plattsburgh, New York
Burlington, Vermont
Frequency 106.3 MHz
RDS NBZ-FM
Branding106.3 NBZ-FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • William Dickerson
  • (NBZ, LLC)
History
First air date
July 12, 1989 (as WDGE) [1]
Former call signs
WDGE (1985-1993)
WSLK (1993-2000)
WYZY (2000-2016)
Technical information
Facility ID 73315
Class C2
ERP 1,470 watts
HAAT 706 meters (2,316 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°20′28″N74°7′43″W / 44.34111°N 74.12861°W / 44.34111; -74.12861
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wnbz.com

WNBZ-FM (106.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting with a classic hits format. Licensed to Saranac, New York, United States, the station is owned by William Dickerson, through NBZ, LLC. Its studios are located on Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh, New York. The studios were formerly located in the Gateway office building and subsequently at 26 City Hall Place, in a storefront adjacent to the McDonough Monument, 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] The sale was consummated on August 6, 2018.

On January 1, 2024, after stunting on New Year's Eve with all-Rick Astley songs, WNBZ-FM relaunched its classic hits format as "106.3 NBZ-FM". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-311. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ WNBZ-FM Revamps Classic Hits Format With New Name After Giving Up on Rick Astley Radioinsight - January 1, 2024
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