WNBZ-FM (106.3
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) is a radio station broadcasting with a
classic hits format
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. Licensed to
Saranac, New York
Saranac is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The town is on the western border of the county, west of Plattsburgh, and is within the Adirondack Park. The population was 3,852 at the 2020 census, down from 4,007 at the 201 ...
, United States, the station is owned by William Dickerson, through NBZ, LLC. Its studios are located on Cornelia Street in
Plattsburgh, New York
Plattsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. The population of the sur ...
. The studios were formerly located in the Gateway office building and subsequently at 26 City Hall Place, in a storefront adjacent to the McDonough Monument, also in Plattsburgh; it has previously maintained facilities at Radio Park in
Saranac Lake and in the
Champlain Centre mall in Plattsburgh.
, WNBZ-FM's programming was simulcast on
WRGR
WRGR (102.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station serving Tupper Lake, New York, United States. The station is owned by Jonathan Becker and Gregory Gallacher, through licensee North Country Radio Corp. It is a simulcast of WSLP (100.7 FM) from ...
(102.1 FM) in
Tupper Lake;
it has also simulcast with
WNBZ (1240 AM) in Saranac Lake
and
WLPW (105.5 FM) in
Lake Placid.
, WNBZ-FM was the only one of Saranac Lake Radio's stations to remain on the air.
That month, Saranac Lake Radio agreed to sell the station to NBZ, LLC for $300,000; under the terms of the deal, the new owners began programming WNBZ-FM under a
local marketing agreement
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on December 1.
The sale was consummated on August 6, 2018.
On January 1, 2024, after stunting on New Year's Eve with all-
Rick Astley
Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album ''Whenever You Need Somebody'', which sol ...
songs, WNBZ-FM relaunched its classic hits format as "106.3 NBZ-FM".
WNBZ-FM Revamps Classic Hits Format With New Name After Giving Up on Rick Astley
Radioinsight - January 1, 2024
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NBZ-FM
Radio stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in New York (state)
Clinton County, New York
Classic hits radio stations in the United States
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