KZSJ
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| Branding | Quê Hương (Homeland) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Vietnamese, Korean |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bustos Media |
| History | |
First air date | November 1995 |
Call sign meaning | Previous "Z" branding, San Jose |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 30906 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 150 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°57′49″N 121°29′22″W / 36.96361°N 121.48944°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.7 K269GX (San Jose) |
| Links | |
| Website | youtube.com/user/quehuongradio |
KZSJ (1120
By day, KZSJ is powered at 5,000
History
Founded by Jeffrey Eustis, KZSJ had its first
Eustis finalized a sale of KZSJ for $450,000 in late January 1996 to Bustos.[7] KZSJ was granted its first broadcasting license on February 21, 1996.[3]
In March 1999, KZSJ entered a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Quê Hương Inc. and changed to a Vietnamese language format.[8] Programming on the Quê Hương radio network has included music, community events, and legal advice geared towards Vietnamese-American communities.[9] By 2003, Bustos moved KZSJ to his Bustos Media company.[10]
In July 2003, KZSJ broadcast public service announcements from the San Jose Police Department in Vietnamese expressing condolences to the family of a 25-year-old woman of Vietnamese descent who was fatally shot at her home by officers who thought the woman was carrying a weapon, which turned out to be a vegetable peeler.[11]
Beginning around 2014, KZSJ began broadcasting Korean-language programming on weekday mornings from Santa Clara-based Hanmi Radio.[12]
On February 1, 2018, Bustos Media obtained a construction permit for an
References
- ^ "KZSJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "K269GX-FM 101.7 MHz - San Jose, CA". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Kava, Brad (November 24, 1995), "KMEL's bold to stray, and that's the way I like it", San Jose Mercury News, p. Eye 29, retrieved March 26, 2020 – via Newsbank
- ^ "Format changes" (PDF), The M Street Journal, vol. 12, no. 45, p. 1, November 8, 1995, retrieved March 26, 2020 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com
- ^ "Radio Stations". Z-Spanish Radio Network. Archived from the original on April 14, 1997. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Transactions" (PDF), R&R, no. 1131, p. 9, February 2, 1996 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com
- ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF), The M Street Journal, vol. 16, no. 11, p. 1, March 17, 1999, retrieved March 26, 2020 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com
- ^ Shore, Elena (February 20, 2003). "Quê Hu'o'ng - Radio Free Vietnam". New California Media. Archived from the original on September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Ownership Report | REC Networks". recnet.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Woolfolk, John; Khánh, Truong Phuoc (July 21, 2003). "Police air condolences over Vietnamese radio". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Media Kit" (in Korean and English). Hanmi Radio. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "FCC Daily Digest" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 10, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
External links
- KZSJ in the FCC AM station database
- KZSJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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