WNBZ-FM

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WNBZ-FM

| logo = WNBZ-FM 106.3 logo 2024.png

| city = Saranac, New York

| country = US

| area = {{ubl|Plattsburgh, New York|Burlington, Vermont}}

| rds = NBZ-FM

| branding = 106.3 NBZ-FM

| frequency = 106.3 MHz

| airdate = July 12, 1989 (as WDGE){{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-311|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf|accessdate=April 18, 2017}}

| format = Classic hits

| erp = 1,470 watts

| haat = {{convert|706|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 73315

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|44|41|43.2|N|73|52|58.5|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WDGE (1985–1993)|WSLK (1993–2000)|WYZY (2000–2016)}}

| affiliations =

| operator =

| owner = William Dickerson

| licensee = NBZ, LLC

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://streams.radio.co/s3dbbe0394/listen.m3u Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|https://wnbz.com/}}

}}

WNBZ-FM (106.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting with a classic hits format. Licensed to Saranac, New York, United States, the station is owned by William Dickerson, through NBZ, LLC. Its studios are located on Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh, New York. 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{{cite news|last1=Knight|first1=Chris|title=The death of local radio?|url=http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2017/06/the-death-of-local-radio/|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=Adirondack Daily Enterprise|date=June 21, 2017}} and in the Champlain Centre mall in Plattsburgh.

{{as of|2017|6}}, WNBZ-FM's programming was simulcast on WRGR (102.1 FM) in Tupper Lake; it has also simulcast with WNBZ (1240 AM) in Saranac Lake{{cite news|title=Stations In New York's Adirondack Region Seemingly Abandoned.|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/stations-in-new-york-s-adirondack-region-seemingly-abandoned/article_7dacebac-57d9-11e7-a594-2fb4d0c13cd0.html|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=Inside Radio|date=June 23, 2017|language=en}} and WLPW (105.5 FM) in Lake Placid. {{as of|2017|11}}, WNBZ-FM was the only one of Saranac Lake Radio's stations to remain on the air.{{cite news|last1=Hart|first1=Glynis|title=Over and out: Radio Park will go on auction block in two weeks|url=http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2017/11/over-and-out-radio-park-will-go-on-auction-block-in-two-weeks/|accessdate=November 20, 2017|work=Adirondack Daily Enterprise|date=November 17, 2017}} 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 on December 1.{{cite web|title=APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1771792&Service=FM&Form_id=314&Facility_id=73315|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=November 29, 2017|date=November 28, 2017}} The sale was consummated on August 6, 2018.

On January 1, 2024, after stunting on New Year's Eve with all-Rick Astley songs, WNBZ-FM relaunched its classic hits format as "106.3 NBZ-FM".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262777/is-wnbz-fm-never-gonna-give-up-its-new-identity/ WNBZ-FM Revamps Classic Hits Format With New Name After Giving Up on Rick Astley] Radioinsight - January 1, 2024