KZIZ
| |
|---|---|
| Branding | Radio Punjab |
| Programming | |
| Format | South Asian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KKDZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1965 |
Former call signs | KDFL (1965–1986) |
Call sign meaning | Formerly one of the Z Twins: KRIZ(s) Bennett, former owners |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35550 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 3,300 watts critical hours 900 watts night |
| Links | |
| Website | radiopunjab.com |
KZIZ (1560
Sacramento and other West Coast
markets. The station is owned by Charanjit Singh Batth, through licensee Akal Media, Inc.
By day, KZIZ broadcasts at 5,000
construction permit to increase day power to 10,000 watts, increase night power to 2,500 watts and decrease critical hours power to 2,500 watts.[1] The transmitter is off 24th Street East in Sumner, Washington.[2]
History
On October 1, 1965, the station
AM 1420. In 2001, it switched to urban contemporary gospel
.
KZIZ flipped to
Smooth Jazz on May 24, 2013. The move returned the Smooth Jazz format to analog radio in Seattle/Tacoma for the first time since KWJZ-FM's switch to KLCK-FM
in December 2010.
Until 2016, KZIZ was one of three stations in the
programming.On March 6, 2016, KZIZ flipped to a South Asian format as "Radio Punjab." Effective June 7, 2016, XL Media Inc. acquired KZIZ for $680,000.[4][5] Effective August 10, 2017, KZIZ's license was assigned to commonly-owned Akal Broadcasting Corporation, and then assigned to also commonly-owned Akal Media, Inc. effective October 24, 2019.
References
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. July 20, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "KZIZ-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-227
- ^ New "Radio Punjab" in Seattle area on 1560 kHz radiodiscussions.com
- ^ "Station Sales Week of 3/25".
External links
- Radio Punjab
- KZIZ in the FCC AM station database
- KZIZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
47°14′10″N 122°13′44″W / 47.23611°N 122.22889°W
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