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KTHX-FM

Coordinates: 39°35′2.00″N 119°47′53.00″W / 39.5838889°N 119.7980556°W / 39.5838889; -119.7980556
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KTHX-FM
Broadcast areaReno metropolitan area
Lake Tahoe
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingQue Buena 94.5
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1999 (as KHXR)
Former call signs
KHXR (1998–2004)
KUUB (2004–2021)
Call sign meaning
Parked callsign from 100.1 as "The X"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID83586
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°35′2.00″N 119°47′53.00″W / 39.5838889°N 119.7980556°W / 39.5838889; -119.7980556
Translator(s)94.3 K232EA (Carson City)
Links
Public license information
Websitequebuenareno.com

KTHX-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Sun Valley, Nevada, it serves the Reno metropolitan area and Lake Tahoe. The station is owned and operated by Lotus Communications. The radio studios are on Plumb Lane in South Reno.

KTHX-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is located off McGuffrey Road on Red Hill in North Reno.[2] Programming is also heard on a 99 watt FM translator, K232EA, at 94.3 MHz in Carson City, Nevada.[3]

History

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The station signed on the air in 1999 as KHXR. In 2004, it changed its call sign to KUUB.

On September 13, 2010, KUUB changed its format from country music to sports with programming from ESPN Radio. On October 5, 2021, the station changed its call sign from KUUB to KTHX-FM. Its sister station on 100.1 MHz, KWEE, had previously used the KTHX-FM call letters from 1997 to October 2021.

On February 6, 2023, KTHX-FM changed its format from sports to Regional Mexican, branded as "Que Buena 94.5".[4]

Networks

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KTHX-FM serves as the flagship radio station for the University of Nevada, Reno's athletic teams and the Nevada Wolf Pack Sports Network.[5]

KTHX-FM broadcasts Las Vegas Raiders NFL games as the Reno affiliate for the Raiders Radio Network.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTHX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTHX-FM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K232EA
  4. ^ Que Buena 94.5 Debuts in Reno Radioinsight - February 6, 2023
  5. ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack Sports Network".
  6. ^ "Raiders Radio Network".
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