KZSJ

KZSJ (1120 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to San Martin, California, United States. Broadcasting with a Vietnamese format, the station serves San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media.[1] Programming is produced by Quê Hương Media, which used to air on a digital subchannel of KAXT-CD.

KZSJ
CitySan Martin, California
Broadcast areaSanta Clara Valley
BrandingQuê Hương (Homeland)
Frequency1120 kHz
Translator(s)K269GX (101.7 MHz, San Jose)
First air dateNovember 1995
Language(s)Vietnamese
Power5,000 watts day
150 watts night
ClassD
Facility ID30906
Transmitter coordinates36°57′49″N 121°29′22″W
Call sign meaningPrevious "Z" branding, San Jose
OwnerBustos Media
Websiteyoutube.com/user/quehuongradio

History

Founded by Jeffrey Eustis, KZSJ had its first construction permit on January 18, 1991, with call sign KSJI.[2] The call sign was changed to KZSJ on November 1, 1995.[2] Later that month, KZSJ began broadcasting with a regional Mexican music format that played genres including banda and ranchera as part of the Z-Spanish Radio Network operated by Redwood City entrepreneur Amador Bustos.[3][4][5] Eustis finalized a sale of KZSJ for $450,000 in late January 1996 to Bustos,[6] and KZSJ was granted its first broadcasting license on February 21, 1996.[2]

In March 1999, KZSJ entered a local marketing agreement with Quê Hương Inc. and changed to a Vietnamese format.[7] Programming on the Quê Hương radio network has included music, community events, and legal advice geared towards Vietnamese-American communities.[8] By 2003, Bustos moved KZSJ to his Bustos Media company.[9] 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.[10]

On February 1, 2018, Bustos Media obtained a construction permit for a 10-watt FM translator for KZSJ in San Jose, K269GX (101.7 MHz). The FM translator was formally licensed on April 8, 2020.[11]

See also

References
  1. "KZSJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&pn=134970&facid=30906
  3. 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
  4. "Format changes" (PDF), The M Street Journal, 12 (45), p. 1, November 8, 1995, retrieved March 26, 2020 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com
  5. "Radio Stations". Z-Spanish Radio Network. Archived from the original on April 14, 1997. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. "Transactions" (PDF), R&R (1131), p. 9, February 2, 1996 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com
  7. "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF), The M Street Journal, 16 (11), p. 1, March 17, 1999, retrieved March 26, 2020 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com
  8. 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.
  9. https://recnet.com/owr/?appid=676503
  10. 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.
  11. https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=K269GX
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