KVNR

Radio station in Santa Ana, California
33°45′06″N 117°54′38″W / 33.75167°N 117.91056°W / 33.75167; -117.91056LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitenguoiviet.tv/littlesaigonradio/

KVNR (1480 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Santa Ana, California, and serving Orange and Los Angeles counties. It is owned by Estrella Media, and broadcasts a Vietnamese language format known as "Little Saigon Radio". Programming is also broadcast in San Jose (KSJX) and simulcasted on DirecTV channel 2039.

KVNR airs Vietnamese talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music. The station also rebroadcasts the Vietnamese services of Radio France Internationale and Radio Free Asia[1]. 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 1990s, the station was KWIZ, which aired a full service adult contemporary format. In 1947, it added an FM counterpart, KVOE-FM, at 96.7 MHz.

References

  1. ^ a b "Early Santa Ana Radio Stations" (KWTC entry), by Jim Hilliker (SantaAnaHistory.com)
  2. ^ "FCC History Cards covering 1927-1981 as KTWC / KREG / KVOE / KWIZ". 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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