KXZZ (100.1 FM, "100.1 Hank FM") is a

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radio station

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, and serving the Reno metropolitan area and

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. It is owned by

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and broadcasts a classic country format. The radio studios are on Plumb Lane in South Reno. KXZZ has an

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(ERP) of 12,000 watts. The

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is near Sunil Pandit Road on McClellan Peak northeast of

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. Programming is also heard on an

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, K240CA at 95.9 MHz.

History

On June 10, 1983, the station first

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as KLKT. It later used the

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KZAK from late 1990 to 1997. That year, it switched its call sign to KTHX-FM. The call sign referred to the station's branding as "The X". The station aired an

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(AAA) format. On September 27, 2021, the station announced through their social media that the "X" format would "retire" later that day; at 5:19p.m., after playing "

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(immediately followed by simulated audio of a DJ leaving the studio and turning off the lights, branded on the station's online playlist as simply "goodbye X"- intentionally lowercase- and a brief moment of silence), KTHX-FM dropped its longtime AAA format after 24 years on the frequency and 31 years as a whole, and began stunting with instrumental

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and

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music with sweepers stating that the station was "on hold", and emphasizing that "''We'' will enjoy" the upcoming change to the station, set for 10 a.m. on September 30. At the promised time, KTHX-FM flipped to adult hits, branded as "100.1 We FM", launching with a typical-for-radio run of 10,000 songs commercial-free, the first being "

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. Coinciding with the change, Lotus also applied to change the station's call sign to KWEE, which took effect on October 5. The KTHX-FM call sign was transferred to another station owned by Lotus, at 94.5 MHz in

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, an

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that previously used the call letters KUUB. By the end of the format's run, it had rebranded as "100.1 The Hits". On March 25, 2024, at 5 p.m., the station flipped to classic country as "100.1 Hank FM". The station changed its call sign to KXZZ on March 26.

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* * * * 1983 establishments in Nevada Classic country radio stations in the United States Lotus Communications stations Radio stations established in 1983 XZZ Lyon County, Nevada {{Nevada-radio-station-stub