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KNZR-FM (97.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Shafter, California, and broadcasting to the Bakersfield radio market. Along with sister station KNZR (1560 AM), KNZR-FM simulcasts a conservative talk radio format. They are owned by Connoisseur Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. The studios and offices are on Pegasus Drive in Bakersfield.
KNZR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,100 watts. It is a Class A FM station, limited to the communities in and adjacent to Bakersfield. The transmitter is off Warehouse Road in Oildale.
KNZR-AM-FM's weekday schedule features one local talk show heard in late mornings, hosted by Terry Maxwell, a former Bakersfield City Council member and restaurateur. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Sean Hannity Show, The Larry Elder Show, The Mark Levin Show, The O'Reilly Update with Bill O'Reilly, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.
On weekends, syndicated shows include At Home with Gary Sullivan, Bill Handel on the Law, Tom Gresham's Gun Talk, The Mike Gallagher Show, Somewhere in Time with Art Bell and Rich DeMuro on Tech. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
The station signed on the air on March 3, 1978. The original call sign was KQEZ. It carried an easy listening format of soft instrumentals and a few vocals per hour. The following year, it switched its call sign to KMGN, airing a country music format. The station was owned by Brandon-Dorsey Communications.
In 1986, Community Service Broadcasters took over as debtor in possession. The call letters switched to KKBB and the station featured an album rock sound, using NBC Radio's "The Source" young adult network for news and features. In 1996, the station switched to a Regional Mexican format as KRME, when it was owned by Spanish-language broadcaster Eduardo Caballero.
The station was assigned the KSMJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 6, 2001. As the call sign implied, the station carried a smooth jazz format.
Buckley Broadcasting acquired KSMJ in 2001. On November 22, 2011, KSMJ dropped its adult contemporary "Mix 97.7" format and began simulcasting KNZR (1560 AM), to give Bakersfield listeners the choice to hear the talk programming on KNZR on either AM or FM. KSMJ changed to its current KNZR-FM call sign on September 11, 2013.
KNZR-FM
KNZR-FM (97.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Shafter, California, and broadcasting to the Bakersfield radio market. Along with sister station KNZR (1560 AM), KNZR-FM simulcasts a conservative talk radio format. They are owned by Connoisseur Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. The studios and offices are on Pegasus Drive in Bakersfield.
KNZR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,100 watts. It is a Class A FM station, limited to the communities in and adjacent to Bakersfield. The transmitter is off Warehouse Road in Oildale.
KNZR-AM-FM's weekday schedule features one local talk show heard in late mornings, hosted by Terry Maxwell, a former Bakersfield City Council member and restaurateur. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Sean Hannity Show, The Larry Elder Show, The Mark Levin Show, The O'Reilly Update with Bill O'Reilly, The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.
On weekends, syndicated shows include At Home with Gary Sullivan, Bill Handel on the Law, Tom Gresham's Gun Talk, The Mike Gallagher Show, Somewhere in Time with Art Bell and Rich DeMuro on Tech. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
The station signed on the air on March 3, 1978. The original call sign was KQEZ. It carried an easy listening format of soft instrumentals and a few vocals per hour. The following year, it switched its call sign to KMGN, airing a country music format. The station was owned by Brandon-Dorsey Communications.
In 1986, Community Service Broadcasters took over as debtor in possession. The call letters switched to KKBB and the station featured an album rock sound, using NBC Radio's "The Source" young adult network for news and features. In 1996, the station switched to a Regional Mexican format as KRME, when it was owned by Spanish-language broadcaster Eduardo Caballero.
The station was assigned the KSMJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 6, 2001. As the call sign implied, the station carried a smooth jazz format.
Buckley Broadcasting acquired KSMJ in 2001. On November 22, 2011, KSMJ dropped its adult contemporary "Mix 97.7" format and began simulcasting KNZR (1560 AM), to give Bakersfield listeners the choice to hear the talk programming on KNZR on either AM or FM. KSMJ changed to its current KNZR-FM call sign on September 11, 2013.