KUNX (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Santa Paula, California and serves the Ventura County, California area. The station broadcasts in the Spanish language, carrying a regional Mexican music format branded as "Radio Bronco 1400 AM & 102.5 FM". KUNX is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC. The station is rebroadcast on FM translator station K273CT (102.5 MHz) in Oxnard, California.
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| Broadcast area | Ventura County, California |
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| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Bronco 1400 AM & 102.5 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCAQ, KFYV, KOCP, KVEN, KVTA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 (as KSPA) |
Former call signs | KSPA (1948–1966) KQIQ (1966–1971) KAAP (1971–1980) KKBZ (1980–1983) KAAP (1983–1987) KCZN (1987–1989) KZTR (1989–1991) KKZZ (1991–2004) KUNX (2004–2008) KKZZ (2008–2015) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70562 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 102.5 MHz K273CT (Oxnard, California) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | goldcoastbroadcasting |
History
editThe station first signed on in 1948 as KSPA.[2] In August 1966, station owner Franklin James sold KSPA to Rancho Broadcasting, owned by television engineer William F. Wallace, for $120,000.[3] The following year, the station changed its call sign to KQIQ[4] and adopted a country music format, later switching to top 40. In January 1974, the station changed its call letters to KAAP, flipping to an all-news format by the end of 1975.[5][6] Rancho Broadcasting signed on an FM sister station, KAAP-FM (96.7 FM), in 1976.[7] The company sold KAAP-AM-FM for $1.2 million in late 1980.[8]
During the 1990s, the station was known as KKZZ and broadcast an adult standards format.[9]
In February 2013, KKZZ began airing Radio Fórmula, a Mexican news/talk radio network. In March 2017, it added an FM translator station at the 102.5 FM frequency. In May 2017, KUNX flipped to a regional Mexican music format with the moniker and the brand name "La Super X". On September 1, 2017, the station adopted the "Radio Bronco" branding.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUNX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Directory of AM, FM and TV Stations of the United States" (PDF). 1950 Broadcasting/Telecasting Yearbook Number. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1950. p. 99. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. August 30, 1965. p. 68. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 4, 1967. p. 76. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 2, 1974. p. 55. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1976. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1976. p. C-27. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1979. p. C-30. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. November 3, 1980. p. 66. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Ross, Sean; Rosen, Craig; Stark, Phyllis (July 6, 1991). "Stern Finally A Done Deal At KLSX; Driscoll Out At Q102; NBN Drops News" (PDF). Billboard. p. 13. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
External links
edit- FCC History Cards for KUNX
- Facility details for Facility ID 70562 (KUNX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KUNX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 143607 (K273CT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K273CT at FCCdata.org