KSRN

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KSRN (107.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Kings Beach, California, United States, serving the Reno, Nevada, market. The station is owned by Lazer Media and airs a regional Mexican music format branded as . After five years of planning, KSRN began broadcasting in November 1994 as KBCH "K-Beach". It was owned by Chris Kidd and used an adult contemporary format from the Satellite Music Network. In 1996, the station flipped to country as KHWG. Its primary competition was Reno's dominant country station, KBUL-FM 98.1. Its owner, Miller Media, expanded in the market by buying the 92.1 facility, then adult standards–formatted KSRN, from Comstock Communications. Miller Media sold KSRN and KHWG to Boyd Broadcasting in 1998. Boyd switched KHWG from satellite-fed to local with live disc jockeys during the day in an attempt to increase ratings. In March 2000, KSRN's format and call letters moved to the former KHWG facility. This was part of the sale of both stations by Comstock Communications, which had reacquired them, to NextMedia Group of Denver. As the 92.1 and 107.7 facilities broadcast from different sites, this increased the coverage area of KSRN in many areas, but some loyal listeners were unable to tune into the 107.7 transmitter on Slide Mountain.…

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