KVNR

KVNR (1480 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Santa Ana, California, and serving Orange and Los Angeles couties. It is owned by Estrella Media, and broadcasts a Vietnamese language format known as "Little Saigon Radio." Programming is also broadcast in the San Jose (KSJX) and Houston (KJOZ, KYND) radio markets.

KVNR
CitySanta Ana, California
Broadcast areaOrange County
BrandingRadio VNCR
Frequency1480 kHz
First air dateDecember 10, 1926[1]
FormatVietnamese
Power5,000 watts
ClassB
Facility ID37223
Transmitter coordinates33°45′06″N 117°54′38″W
Former call signsKWTC (1926–1931)
KREG (1931–1935)
KVOE (1935–1954)
KWIZ (1954–1998)[2]
OwnerEstrella Media
(LBI Radio License LLC)
Sister stationsKBUA, KBUE, KEBN, KRCA, KRQB, KWIZ
WebcastListen Live
Websitengouiviet.tv/littlesaigonradio

KVNR airs Vietnamese talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music. The station also rebroadcasts the Vietnamese services of Radio France Internationale and BBC World Service. This station directly competes with KALI-FM 106.3 MHz, which also airs Vietnamese-language programming in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

History

KVNR was first licensed, as KWTC, in October 1926 to Dr. John W. Hancock,[3] and signed on the air on December 10, 1926.[1] In the 1980s and 90s, the station was KWIZ, which aired a full service adult contemporary format. In 1947, it added an FM counterpart, KWIZ-FM, at 96.7 MHz.

References
  1. "Early Santa Ana Radio Stations" (KWTC entry), by Jim Hilliker (SantaAnaHistory.com)
  2. "KWIZ (KVNR) history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, October 30, 1926, page 3.


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