KWLZ-FM
KWLZ-FM is a commercial radio station in West Linn, Oregon, broadcasting to the Portland, Oregon, area on 96.3 FM. KWLZ-FM airs a classic hits format branded as "96.3 KWLZ, Rock and Roll's Greatest Hits".
History
Warm Springs
The station signed on the air on January 18, 1986 at 96.5 FM as KWSI with an adult contemporary format. In 1991 KWSI changed their call letters to KTWI and simulcasted with classic rock-formatted KTWS 98.3 FM Bend as "98.3 & 96.5, The Twins". In 1998 the station changed its call letters to KWEG and aired an adult contemporary format as "The Eagle". In 2000 the station changed its call letters to KWPK and rebranded as "The Peak". In 2001 the station changed its call letters to KRCO-FM and aired a country music format.
On July 24, 2002 the station changed call letters to KWLZ-FM and switched to a rock format, branded as "Lazer 96.5". On December 13, 2004 KWLZ-FM shifted its format to classic rock, still under the "Lazer 96.5" branding.
On August 22, 2008 KWLZ-FM switched to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KBNW 1340 AM Bend, Oregon, branded as "News Radio Central Oregon".
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