KNSG (107.5 FM, "107.5 The Fan") is a

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format serving

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. The station is currently owned by

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History

KBJJ changed its call letters to KARZ, and switched from

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in 1997 following being purchased by

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. 107.5 KARZ later segued into a

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format around 2000. On October 16, 2017, 107.5 FM and 94.7 FM swapped their call letters: 94.7 FM changed their call letters to KARZ and 107.5 FM changed their call letters to KNSG. 94.7 FM rebranded their

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format with the KARZ call letters.KARZ and KNSG Swap Locations
Radioinsight - October 17, 2017 On October 30, 2017, KNSG changed their format from

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, branded as "The Fan". (info taken from )

Previous logo

(Station's logo under previous KARZ calls)

References

External links

KNSG official website
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