KRNO (106.9 FM, "Sunny 106.9") (formerly "More FM") is a

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, and broadcasting to

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, and surrounding areas, including

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. It is owned by the Reno Media Group and airs an

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. For much of November and December, it switches to all-

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. The station's

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s are located on Matley Lane in Reno, and its transmitter is located on Slide Mountain. KRNO has an

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(ERP) of 35,000

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s. KRNO also rebroadcasts on

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s K258BN in

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at 99.5 FM to cover northwest

and K292EP in Incline Village at 106.3 FM to cover the northern

area.

History

In August 1975, KRNO

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the air. It was originally licensed in Reno, as the FM counterpart to

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1230 AM. The two stations were owned by B.B.C., Inc. While the AM station played

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hits, KRNO had an

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format. In the 1980s, it gradually moved to

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music. KRNO dropped its "Sunny" moniker as its prime positioner on March 24, 2014 to become "106.9 More FM." The rebranding, despite the station's high ratings (the station ranked at #2 12+ among subscribing stations in the Fall 2013 Nielsen Audio ratings report), was meant to reflect the updating of the station's

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to focus on mostly songs released after 2000, with some 1980s and 90s hits. On September 8, 2022, KRNO rebranded back to its previous brand as "Sunny 106.9".Sunny 106.9 Returns to Reno
Radioinsight - September 8, 2022

Lineup

* Jeff Ryan mornings * Amy Foxx middays * Dan Fritz afternoons *

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evenings (syndicated from Premiere Networks) * Amy Foxx weekends

Translators

KRNO also broadcasts on the following translators:

Previous logos

References

External links

KRNO official website
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