KOZZ-FM
KOZZ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Reno, Nevada, broadcasting on 105.7 FM. KOZZ-FM airs a classic rock music format. The KOZZ call letters signed on with a promotion called "Fire on The Mountain" in spring 1979 when the new 75,000-watt transmitter replaced the old KGLR hardware on McClellan Peak. The KGLR call-signs had stood for "Good Live Radio". The original line-up started with Steve Funk (Production Director) on mid-days from 10 am to 2 pm when the new transmitter was activated, followed by Daniel "D.C." Cook, (Program Director) 3 pm – 7 pm, Chris "ZZ" Davis 7 pm – midnight, Stu Buchanan midnight–6 am and Bruce "BVD" Van Dyke (Music Director)as morning host 6–10 am with sidekick and News Director Don "Mr. Sunshine" Hackstaff, and Joe "Brother Joe" Wolfe, pulling the midnight to 6am shift! The station was a news affiliate of NBC Radio's 'The Source', geared to young adults. Promotion and Public Service Director Jody Detre also played occasional roles on-air.
The air-staff, which had previously executed a freeform rock music format patterned after San Francisco's KSAN, adopted the newly created Superstars album-oriented rock (AOR) format designed by the programing consulting firm of Burkhardt, Douglass and Associates six months before. With its new, more accessible 'hit'-oriented programming, a good deal of 'street cred' built up as KGLR with the new young rock audience, popular personalities and promotions, and a new high-powered transmitter, KOZZ 105.7 "Reno's Best Rock" vaulted to the number 1 rated position Arbitron in the Reno market, with listeners aged 12 and over, within the first ratings period. The programming staff maintained that position until fall 1987 despite a few significant personnel changes. The station adopted its current classic rock format in 1989.
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Coordinates: 39°18′47″N 119°53′02″W / 39.313°N 119.884°W / 39.313; -119.884