KREH

KREH (branded as Radio Saigon Houston) is a Vietnamese language AM radio station, licensed to Pecan Grove, Texas. KREH's studios are in Little Saigon and in the International District in Houston, Texas.[1][2][3] As of 2007, it is co-owned by Duong Phuc and Vu Thanh Thuy.[4] It is broadcast on frequency 900 kHz and operates from sunrise to sunset under ownership of Bustos Media. It is one of only two Asian stations serving the Greater Houston area.

KREH


KREH studios
CityPecan Grove, Texas
Broadcast areaGreater Houston
BrandingRadio Saigon Houston
Frequency900 kHz
First air dateApril 6, 1964 (1964-04-06) (as KICR Oakdale, Louisiana)
November 17, 1999 (1999-11-17) (in Pecan Grove, Texas)
FormatAsian
Language(s)Vietnamese
Power5,000 Watts daytime
10 Watts nighttime
ClassD
Facility ID71631
Transmitter coordinates29°38′38″N 96°5′46″W
Former call signsKICR (1964-1994)
OwnerBustos Media
(Bustos Media Holdings)
Websiteradiosaigonhouston.com

History

When Radio Saigon was established in 1999, it had five employees. In 2007, it had over 80 contributing hosts and 35 employees, including full-time and part-time. Every Friday, Hai Mai, a Da Nang native, hosts a cooking show. That year, Cynthia Leonor Garza of the Houston Chronicle stated that the station was a factor in migration of Vietnamese to Houston from the West Coast.[4]

KREH operations commenced in 1999, licensed to Pecan Grove, as a move in facility originally located in Oakdale, Louisiana.

See also

References
  1. "Contact Us." KREH. Retrieved on June 27, 2010.
  2. "International District Boundaries." International District. Retrieved on May 2, 2010.
  3. Rodriguez, Lori. "Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side." (Archive). Alternate version without Chinatown map: "DIVERSITY DEBATE / Chinatown outgrowing name / Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 9, 2007. A1.
  4. Garza, Cynthia Leonor. "Radio Saigon lures Vietnamese to Houston" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. July 31, 2007. Retrieved on February 13, 2015.


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