Pure Rock KNAC Reanimated!
• On paper this sounds like a Halloween stunt… however, we are assured that it most certainly is NOT — this Friday, Oct. 31, at the stroke of midnight, Heftel’s Highway Rock, which conveniently accompanies you on three frequencies on your road trip on the I-15 across the California desert to Las Vegas, officially resurrects the iconic KNAC call letters made famous by the late, legendary hard-rocking Long Beach radio station, and launching a new era of “Pure Rock” for a new generation of rock and metal fans.
“KNAC was never just a station — it was a lifestyle, a brotherhood, and a giant middle finger to boring radio,” said “Gonzo Greg” Spillane, Highway Radio’s President of Rock. “Bringing it back means unleashing that energy on a whole new generation, while giving the old guard their soundtrack back. And no, we’re not asking for permission.”
The opening hours of the relaunch will be loaded with archival clips, insane highlights, and the legendary voices that made KNAC infamous in the first place. Expect familiar airchecks, notorious IDs, and those “did they really just say that?” moments KNAC fans still talk about. After that, the new era of KNAC kicks in; fuel-injected with the latest from Five Finger Death Punch, Bad Omens, and The Pretty Reckless, slammed between Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest, along with tastes of Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Poison, etc.
The new KNAC is anchored by station voice Rich Van Slyck; music news and personality bits are delivered by Gonzo and Mel Rox (KOMP/Las Vegas, KSJO/San Jose). Expect additional contributions from legacy KNAC air personalities like Thrasher, Jack Trash, and more, while Sunday nights get extra loud with Charlie Kendall’s Metalshop, LA Lloyd’s Rock 30, and Full Metal Jackie.
The KNAC network will blast out via 96.9 KNAC-FM/Lenwood/Barstow/Victorville, CA; 94.9 KHDR-FM/Baker, CA, and 99.7 KHYZ-HD3/Mountain Pass, CA/Las Vegas, and stream worldwide at knac.fm and knac.com.
