KOXR

Radio station in Oxnard, California

Oxnard, California

Broadcast areaVentura CountyFrequency910 kHzBrandingLa Mexicana 102.1 y 910 AMProgrammingFormatRanchera/mariachiOwnershipOwnerRadio LazerHistory

First air date

June 11, 1955

Call sign meaning

K OXnaRdTechnical informationFacility ID866ClassBPower5,000 watts day
1,000 watts nightTranslator(s)102.1 K271CY (Oxnard)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteKOXR Online

KOXR (910 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Oxnard, California. It broadcasts a traditional ranchera music format featuring mariachi groups from Mexico. It is owned by Radio Lazer and calls itself "La Mexicana 102.1 y 910 AM."

By day, KOXR broadcasts at 5,000 watts. But to avoid interference to other stations on 910 AM, it reduces power at night to 1,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off Southern Pacific Milling Road in Santa Paula, near the Santa Clara River.^[1] KOXR is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K271CY at 102.1 MHz in Oxnard.^[2]

History

On June 11, 1955, the station first signed on. It was owned by the Oxnard Broadcasting Corporation.^[3] For several decades the station aired a variety format, which always included at least a few hours of Spanish-language programming each week. By 1964, 90 hours of the weekly schedule was in Spanish (approximately 70% of the then-standard 18-hour broadcast day).^[4]

Logo for KOXR prior to the sign-on of the 102.1 FM simulcast.

By the fall of 1966, KOXR's entire 18-hour broadcast day was in Spanish.^[5]

In 1970, Oxnard Broadcasting sold KOXR to Howard A. Kalmenson for $598,000.^[6] Kalmenson subsequently formed Lotus Communications with KOXR and co-owned KWKW in Pasadena, CA and KENO in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lotus kept the station until 1994, when they sold it to Albert and Jacquelyn Vera for $350,000.^[7] Albert Vera had been a deejay at KSPA (now KUNX) in Santa Paula, California when it was a Spanish-language station in the 1960s.^[8] He sold the station to Radio Lazer three years later.

References

^ Radio-Locator.com/KOXR
^ Radio-Locator.com/K271CY
^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1959. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "Radio and television stations with major Spanish programing" (PDF). Broadcasting, May 25, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "KOXR trade ad" (PDF). Broadcasting, September 19, 1966. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Approved" (PDF). Broadcasting, November 9, 1970. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Business" (PDF). Broadcasting, August 8, 1994. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Howling Success: Oxnard's Spanish-Language Radio Lobo Gains Popularity With Outlandish Antics". Los Angeles Times, April 24, 1995. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

External links

FCC History Cards for KOXR
KOXR website
Official Facebook page
KOXR in the FCC AM station database
KOXR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Radio stations in Oxnard–Ventura, California (Ventura County)

By AM frequency

670
910
1400
1520
1590

By FM frequency

LPFM	93.3 94.1 99.1 99.3 101.5 104.1 107.9 KMCR-LP KOXC-LP
Translators	89.9 K210CH K210EO 91.9 96.3 99.7 102.1 K271AC K271CY 102.3 102.5 103.9 106.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

88.3-1
89.1-1
89.1-2
89.5-1
89.5-2
91.1-1
92.7-1

By call sign

K210CH
K210EO
K220FR
K242CW
K259BI
K271AC
K271CY
K272DI
K273CT
K280DT
K292CR
KBBY-FM
KCAQ
KCLU-FM
KCRU
- HD2
KDAR
KDSC
KFYV
KHAY
KIRN
KIND-LP
KJAI
- HD2
KJBU-LP
KLJR-FM
KLSB
KMCR-LP
KMLA
KMRO
KOCC-LP
KOCP
KOXR
KOXC-LP
KOXZ-LP
KPPQ-LP
KRUZ
KSBL
KSPE
KSSC
KUNX
KVEN
KVTA
KVYB
KWSV-LP
KXLM
KYRA
KZER

Defunct

KCVE-LP (92.3 FM)
KIIS (850 AM)
KPUV-LP (100.3 FM)
KVEN (1450 AM)

Radio stations in Greater Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Lancaster-Palmdale

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Radio stations on or near the Central Coast: Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz; Oxnard-Ventura; San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara; Santa Maria-Lompoc

Other nearby regions: Bakersfield; San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara; Santa Maria-Lompoc

See also: List of radio stations in California

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v t e Lazer Broadcasting
Radio Lazer	KAAT, 103.1 FM KAEH, 100.9 FM KBTW, 104.5 FM KLMM, 94.1 FM KLUN, 103.1 FM KMQA, 100.5 FM KMZR, 92.5 FM KSRN, 107.7 FM KSRT, 107.1 FM KSFN, 1510 AM KWRN, 1550 AM KXLM, 102.9 FM KXSB, 101.7/100.9 FM KXSM, 93.1 FM KXZM, 93.7 FM KZER, 1250 AM KZTI, 105.3 FM
La Mejor	KGAM, 106.3 FM KJOR, 104.1 FM KLJR, 96.7 FM KNEZ, 107.3 FM KSGZ, 98.7 FM KSMY, 106.7 FM KXRS, 105.7 FM KXTT, 94.9 FM
La Mexicana	KCAL, 1410 AM KMLY, 95.1 FM KOXR, 910 AM KSBQ, 1480 AM
La Maquina Musical	KIQQ-FM, 103.7 FM KMEN, 100.5 FM KTNS, 1060 AM
Other Properties	KLMG, 97.9 FM (Latino) KWNZ, 106.3 FM (Latino) KSTV-LD (32.1 LATV, 32.2 JTV) Siglo 21