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KCCL (101.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Woodland, California, and serving the Sacramento metropolitan area. It is owned by Alfredo Plascencia, through licensee Lazer Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts a Regional Mexican radio format, calling itself "Radio Lazer". Its studios and offices are in North Sacramento.
Broadcast area | Sacramento metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
Branding | Radio Lazer |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KGRB, KLMG | |
History | |
First air date | August 30, 1996 | (as KMJE)
Former call signs | KMJE (1996–2013)[1] |
Call sign meaning | K California's CooL |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 52516 |
Class | A |
ERP | 5,700 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°35′47.00″N 121°40′49.00″W / 38.5963889°N 121.6802778°W |
Links | |
Website | radiolazer943 |
KCCL has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,700 watts. The transmitter site off Road 104 in Davis, California, near the Willow Slough.[2]
History edit
Adult contemporary: 1996-2013 edit
On August 30, 1996signed on the air. The original call sign was KMJE and it called itself "Magic 101.5." In 2003, the station branding changed to "Sunny 101.5."
, the station firstOn August 10, 2011, KMJE replaced KUBA on a translator at 95.5 FM. On February 11, 2013, KMJE became a simulcast of KCCL sister station. On March 14, 2013, the city of license changed from Gridley, California, to Woodland.
Classic hits: 2013-2023 edit
On May 30, 2013, it officially switched signals and call signs with KMJE, becoming "101.5 K-Hits," but continued to simulcast until a new format on 92.1 FM was unveiled in July 2013.
Regional Mexican: 2023-present edit
On February 22, 2023, Lazer Licenses, LLC announced the purchase of Classic Hits “101.5 K-Hits” KCCL Woodland CA from Results Radio for $1.91 million. The sale will flip to Radio Lazer as Regional Mexican format.[3] The purchase was consummated on May 16, 2023.[4]
References edit
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KCCL
- ^ Keys, Matthew (2023-02-23). "Sacramento's K-HITS sold, to become Spanish-language broadcast station". The Desk. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ https://rbr.com/alfredo-plascencia-closes-on-sacramento-fm-buy/
External links edit
- KCCL in the FCC FM station database
- KCCL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database