KNIZ (90.1
FM) is a
variety
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* Variety show, in theater and television
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
formatted
radio station
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in
Gallup, New Mexico
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.
The station's programming includes music programs of various formats, including
classical,
jazz
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,
Native American music
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music that is used, created or performed by Indigenous peoples of North America, including Native Americans in the United States and Abori ...
, along with progressive news programming from
Pacifica Radio
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Art
* ''Pacifica'' (statue), a 1938 statue by Ralph Stackpole for the Golden Gate International Exposition
Places
* Pacifica, California, a city in the United States
** Pacifica Pier, a fishing pier
* Pacifica, a conce ...
.
Schedule
, KNIZ. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
The station was assigned the KNIZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
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on July 14, 2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
.
See also
*List of community radio stations in the United States
Following is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States, including both full-power and low-power non-commercial educational services. The list is divided into two sections:
* Full-power community stations
* Low-pow ...
References
External links
KNIZ official website
Native American radio
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Community radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2009
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