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KODS

Radio station in Carnelian Bay, California, serving Reno, Nevada

KODS

Carnelian Bay, California
Broadcast area	Reno, Nevada
Frequency	103.7 MHz
Branding	103.7 The River
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Reno Media Group
Sister stations	KBZZ, KLCA, KOLC, KZTQ, KRNO
History
First air date	1970 (as KNLT at 101.7)
Former call signs	KNLT (1970–1974) KSML (1974–1977) KEZC (1977–1983) KHTX (1983–1987) KHTZ (1987–1988)
Former frequencies	101.7 MHz (1970–1984)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2103
Class	C1
ERP	6,300 watts
HAAT	910 meters (2,990 ft)
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	river1037.com

KODS (103.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Carnelian Bay, California, broadcasting to the Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe areas. KODS airs a classic hits music format branded as "The River" (a local reference to the Truckee River). The station's studios are located on Matley Lane in East Reno, and its transmitter is located on Slide Mountain.

The station, now owned by Reno Media Group, began as KNLT in 1970 with a transmitter on Brockway Summit, between Truckee, CA and Lake Tahoe. Its signal could be heard only in Truckee and in a small section of Tahoe's north shore, including Kings Beach and Carnelian Bay. Tom Quinn and a handful of investors purchased the station, then known as KEZC, in 1982. Within two years, Quinn petitioned the FCC to increase the station's power and he relocated the transmitter to Slide Mountain overlooking Reno, Carson City and Lake Tahoe. The station, with new call-letters KHTX and known as "K-Hits 104," had instant ratings success in the Reno radio market. This allowed Quinn to purchase a second station serving the Fresno, California area and then a third in Las Vegas, Nevada. In September 1988, KHTZ, as the station had become known the previous year, changed format from Top 40tooldies and its call letters to KODS.^[2] In doing so, the station regained its position as the top-rated station in Reno. In the late 1990s, KODS began using the nickname "The River" and in Incline Village the nickname "Fun 101" reflecting its use of a translator at 101.3 FM. Except during specialty programs, KODS eventually dropped most of its 1950s and early 1960s music and thus transitioned to a classic hits rather than oldies format.

KODS is now part of the nine-station Reno Media Group/Americom family of stations.

• Panama and Mike, Weekdays 6-10

• Mike Reynolds, Mon - Sat 10 - 2

• Jumpin’ Jay Jefferies, Weekdays 2 - 7

• Rewind with Gary Bryan, Sundays 7 - 11

KODS also broadcasts on the following FM translators:

• Official Website

• Facility details for Facility ID 2103 (KODS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KODSinNielsen Audio's FM station database

39°18′36″N 119°53′06″W / 39.310°N 119.885°W / 39.310; -119.885

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