KWFP is a commercial radio station

Radio station

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 located in Sparks, Nevada

Sparks, Nevada

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, broadcasting to the Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

 area on 92.1 FM

FM broadcasting

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. KWFP airs a country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 format and branded as "92.1 The Wolf". The station rebroadcasts on a translator at 102.5 FM to cover the Carson City area.

History

The station signed on the air in 1993 as KSRN

KSRN

KSRN is a radio station licensed to Kings Beach, California, USA. The station serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lazer Licenses, LLC. KSRN airs a regional Mexican music format branded as "Radio Lazer".-External links:...

with an easy listening

Easy listening

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 format. In 2000, KSRN moved to a stronger signal at 107.7 FM to cover the Carson City and Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

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 areas. As a result, the 92.1 frequency became home to KJZS with its smooth jazz

Smooth jazz

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format. On September 13, 2010, KJZS changed its format to country, branded as "The Wolf", leaving the Reno radio market without a smooth jazz outlet. On November 9, 2010 KJZS changed their call letters to KWFP, to go with the "Wolf" branding.