KNZA 103.9 FM

KNZA 103.9 FM is owned and operated by knza Inc. and is licensed to broadcast from Hiawatha Kansas. To all of Northeast Kansas, with 50,000 watts of power on 103.9 MHz.

You can contact the KNZA Studio by:
Email: mscradionetwork@gmail.com
Telephone: 785-547-3461
Fax: 785-547-9900
Address: 1828 South Highway 73 Hiawatha, KS 66434

LOCAL NEWS
Weekdays
6:02 AM, 7:02 AM, 8:02 AM,
12:03 PM, 5:03 PM, 6:03 PM, 10:03 PM

Weekends
7:02 AM, 8:02 AM, 12:02 PM, 5:02 PM

FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weekdays
6:10 AM, 7:10 AM, 8:10 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:10 PM

Weekends
7:10 AM, 8:10 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:10 PM

WEATHER CHAT WITH BILL SPENCER

A live weather segment at 7:17 AM weekday mornings
with meteorologist Bill Spencer! 
 

LOCAL SPORTS REPORTS
Weekdays
6:40 AM, 7:40 AM, 8:40 AM, 11:30AM
12:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM

Saturdays
7:20 AM, 9:20AM & 12:20 PM
 

PLAY BY PLAY COVERAGE
Area High School Games
Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, Softball
Plus Wrestling and Track reports from State tournaments.
Listen for coverage on the web too! 
 

K-STATE SPORTS
Coverage of Wildcat Football,
Men's and Women's Basketball

FOX NATIONAL HEADLINE NEWS
Top of the hour update from Fox Radio News every hour!

BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS

To get a birthday or anniversary on the list,
email mscradionetwork@gmail.com or call 785-547-3461 (option 2)

6:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 8:30 AM, 12:20 PM

COMMUNITY BULLITEN BOARDS
A daily segment where individuals and organizations can list items for sale, community events, garage sales and even lost and found. 
The cost is just $5 a day to have something announced on the Kanzaland Community Bulliten Boards. 
To get your item on this segment you can mail your payment along with your announcment to PO Box 104, Hiawatha KS 66434. 
We now take payments by Venmo.  If you would like to arrange an announcment this way you can email mscradionetwork@gmail.com or call 785-547-3461

Weekdays
6:30 AM, 8:30 AM & 12:20 PM

Saturday
6:30 AM, 7:30 AM & 12:15 PM

Sunday
6:30 AM, 7:30 AM & 12:15 PM

AUCTION BILLBOARD

Weekdays
6:45 AM

Saturday
6:45 AM

Sunday
7:20 AM

MSC RADIO NETWORK COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Local, community events that are announced a few times an hour.  
To get a local community event posted to this websites community calendar and also on air,
click this link to submit your event!  /events/submit-an-event

You can also email your event information to MSC Radio Network, PO Box 104, Hiawatha KS 66434 or submit it by email at mscradionetwork@gmail.com
 

AUCTION BILLBOARD

Weekdays
6:45 AM

Saturday
6:45 AM

Sunday
7:20 AM

SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAMMING
7:30 AM - The Lutheran Hour
8:30 AM - Pastoral Reflections
9:00 AM - Praise the Lord - Pastor Stone, Horton
9:30 AM - Hiawatha First Baptist Church
10:00 AM - St.Paul & Zion Lutheran Church
10:15 AM - Bethany United Church of Christ
10:30 AM - Punk to Pastor - Church of Christ, Hiawatha
11:00 AM - 1st United Methodist Church, Hiawatha
11:30 AM - Cogitations
12:30 PM - Unshackled

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION
Weekdays

5:05 AM - Kansas Farm & Ranch Today (45 Minutes)
Programs from Brownfield
6:15 AM - Morning Kansas AgriBusiness News
8:15 AM - Cyndi Young's Two Cents
9:35 AM - Chicago Board Of Trade Open
12:40 PM - Mid-Day Ag Headline News
12:45 PM - Mid-Day Livestock Report
12:50 PM - Mid-Day Commodity Update
12:55 PM - Managing For Profit
3:30 PM - Closing Farmbreak
3:33 PM - Final Commodity & Livestock Report
5:15 PM - Final Commodity & Livestock Report
 

MORE THAN JUST A SOUNDBITE

Saturday
7:20 AM & 12:20 PM

KANSAS PROFILES
Saturday
7:25 AM & 12:20 PM

COUNTY EXTENSION OR U.S.D.A. NEWS
Saturday
7:30 AM & 12:30 PM

LAWN & GARDEN SOLUTIONS WITH CARL JARBOE

Saturday

8:15 AM

Meet the voices and staff of the MSC Radio Network!

Justin Fluke --- Owner / President

After growing up in Medicine Lodge, Kansas then completing college at Fort Hays State University, Justin Fluke came to KNZA Radio as Sports Director in 2001. After being named the Kansas Sportscaster of the Year in 2006 by the KIAAA, Justin expanded his roles at the station as a sales consultant. He has also served as the Editor of the KNZA Pigskin Preview and Courtside Guide 88 page magazines. Justin has totaled more than 30 awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for his sports and on-air talent. He won the KAB Hod Humiston Award in 2023 and was named KBCA Media Person of the year in 2025.

After living in Hiawatha for eight years, Justin and four kids (Seth, Logan, Ethan and Kinley) moved to Holton in 2009.  Fluke joined the management team at KNZA, INC in 2012 and became part of the ownership group in 2015. As of January 1st, 2022 Justin became President/owner of the 6 radio stations under KNZA, Inc.

After working for Complete Music through college, Justin started his own mobile DJ and Karaoke business "Music N Motion" in 2003 and has entertained at more than 200 events.

Justin has been involved with the local Big Brothers and Big Sisters program as well as a Kiwanis member in Hiawatha and is on media advisory boards for Holton and Royal Valley schools. He serves on a committee for the Jackson County Chamber and was elected to the board for the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in 2019 and joined the Nebraska Broadcasters Association board in 2023.  Fluke is also an active board member for the Holton Ball Association, Holton Community Theatre and Jackson County Community Foundation.

Jake Spalding --- Co-Owner / Vice President

Since the age of 7, Jake knew he wanted to be a part of broadcast media when he would stay up late to watch Stuart Scott, Rich Eisen and Neil Everett on SportsCenter or listen to Greg Sharp and then Wyatt Thompson during Kansas State games. Joining the MSC Radio Group in 2012 while working just part time, he has been able to broadcast high school as well as college sporting events over the years. People are Jake's passion and building relationships with individuals and businesses in the communities we serve is a top priority, Jake knows no stranger. 

Spalding has held positions outside of radio working IT for the state and federal level as well as a local communication company before settling in during the fall of 2022, partnering with Justin Fluke and taking on the role of Vice-President of the MSC Radio Group. It's a dream come reality. 

Jake takes pride in his work with local businesses as well as creating new opportunities for listeners to engage within their local community. He hosts, alongside his longtime broadcast partner Chris Boswell, the Highschool Scoreboard Show throughout Football and Basketball seasons every Friday evening. 

Spalding is an avid sports fan, rooting for everything K-State and cheering for the Baltimore Ravens. He enjoys being a part of the Circleville community with his wife Alicia and two sons Mac and Eli. They are all heavily involved in their church at Circleville Christian and enjoy spending time together outside throwing a ball around, sitting by a campfire or meeting up with friends and family for card games.

Wade Gerstner --- Co-Owner / General Manager

Wade started his radio career in college back in 1994. He has worked for radio stations in McPherson, Pittsburg, Kansas City, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Seneca, Glen Elder/Beloit, and now currently with the MSC Radio Group. 

Wade has done play-by-play for all of those stations covering many high schools, and some colleges, including K-State Basketball & Baseball. He co-hosted post-game shows for the Kansas City Royals back in 2003 and has also hosted scoreboard shows, preview shows, morning shows, and more. He has had a numerous amount of roles during his career including: sales, sports director, GM, and now owner. 

Wade is married to his wife Mandy and they have 3 sons, Noah, Lijah, and Liam.  In his free time, Wade enjoys being outside playing with his kids, playing pickleball or really any sport for that matter, and attending/watching sporting events. 

Seth Tollefson --- Co-Owner/Program Director

Seth began his radio career in high school after his dad heard an ad on KNZA 103.9FM for part time help running high school and college games on Friday and Saturdays.  Over 25 years later, Seth has worked his way up to Program Director for the MSC Radio Network.

Seth hosts "Rise & Shine with Seth" on KNZA & KMZA Monday through Friday's starting at 6AM.  He is also responsible for organizing all on air content, staffing, music scheduling, on air shifts, play by play as needed and helping maintain the stations operating system. 

Seth would say his passion is producing quality programing.  He enjoys the process of editing and creating audio content along with digital and video graphics. 

Seth and his wife, Robyn, have 5 children.  Seth loves being in the outdoors.  When not on the air, there is a good chance you will find Seth and his family somewhere in their camper.  

Cathy Nigus --- Business Manager

Cathy came to work for KNZA, Inc. on March 28 th , 2019. Starting as Office Manager handling
many things like answering phone calls, checking the main email account & disbursing them to
the proper employees, creating sales packages, organizing Expos, employee meals &
gatherings, filing and other office duties. After Becky Buser & Laura Vittetoe left, she became the
Business Manager: continuing the current duties she also added checking the traffic emails,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll prep, recording ads, and doing whatever needs
done. She enjoys her job and has been here for 6 ½ years.
Cathy enjoys spending time with her four children and 11 grandchildren, going to sporting events,
recitals, and family gatherings. She also loves sewing, crocheting, quilting, woodworking,
refurbishing furniture, reupholstering, painting and watching the Chiefs!

Brian Hagen --- News Director

Brian Hagen has worked as a radio broadcaster, in the local area, for over 25-years.

He has a passion for music, primarily hardcore country styles, ranging from Hank Williams, Sr. to Hank Williams III.

He also loves cats, and is a passionate political observer, with a long running love of studying Constitutional law in his spare time, proven by the Constitution always found in his back pocket proves it. 

Brian attributes his love of broadcasting, country music, and the law to his father, Ronnie, who purchased Brian's first tape recorder at the age of 2, introduced him to the records of Willie Nelson at the age of 4, purchased his first law book at the age of 8, and taught him how to work with various recording devices throughout his youth.

Brian was born and raised in Atchison, KS where he returns most weekends to visit his mother, Sharon, who still does his laundry.

Brandon Tadman --- Sports Director

Kryndon Proffitt --- Sports

Mike Slocum --- Engineer

 

Jeff Nichols --- Production / Announcer

Other Employees at KNZA 103.9 FM!

Greg Bebermeyer- News

Chris Boswell - Sports

Bobbi Enneking - Sports

Meghan Stirton - Sports

Ray Penning - Sports 

A 50,000 watt FM station with programming consisting of modern top 40 country music, several local newscasts daily, meteorologists providing local forecasts and storm warnings, live personal DJ’s, local Ag information, Brownfield Ag Network reports, local high school game broadcasts, local retailer promotions and remote reports from local businesses. KNZA covers a wide geographic area with listeners in numerous counties across three states.

KNZA has been serving the local area for neraly 50 years. In 1977 Mike Carter of Everest and Bill Bilyeu of Kansas City both employees of KMBZ Radio decided to own and operate their own station, which became KNZA. Construction for the station began in February of 1977, with the Building itself completed in August of the same year, located 5 miles south of Hiawatha. The radio tower for KNZA 103.9 FM, (at that time 104 FM) was erected on Wednesday and Thursday, June 8 and 9 at the site of the station. The tower was 263 ft. high and the transmitter had an original wattage of 3000. It was later allowed to be upgraded to 50,000 watts. 

The tower’s signal now spans a range for five Kansas counties, Brown, Nemaha, Jackson, Doniphan and Atchison. While reaching into Richardson county, Nebraska and Holt County in Missouri. One of the advantages of being an FM station is less interference and static from the weather. The tower was built by the Utility Tower Company of Oklahoma City and is engineered to withstand winds up to 110 miles per hour. 

After receiving a telegram from the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) at 9:15 am on Thursday, August 18 stating that the station was given approval to begin test programming until the FCC could inspect and license it, KNZA began test programing at 9:28 A.M. on Thursday, August 18. The stations' original programming was geared towards agriculture.While the music would range from Country and Western to Pop.The news would be local, as would the sports and weather.

Mike Carter sold KNZA Inc. on June 8, 1983 to Greg Buser and Robert Hilton. Doug Weinberg became part of the ownership in 1989 before retiring in 2018. Justin Fluke joined the ownership group in 2015. 

In 1998 KNZA Inc. built  FM Station 92.1 FM in Seneca, Ks. In 1996 they purchased KAIR FM and KAIR –AM that serve the Atchison area. In 1998 they built an FM station in Falls City, NE on 101.3 FM and in 2005 purchased the KTNC AM station in Falls City, NE.

All the KNZA Inc. stations are known for coverage of local news, weather, sports and other activities in all the areas they serve.