| City | Santa Ana, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Orange County |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Branding | Radio VNCR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Vietnamese |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Estrella Media (LBI Radio License LLC) |
| KBUA, KBUE, KEBN, KRCA, KRQB, KWIZ | |
| History | |
First air date | December 10, 1926[1] |
Former call signs | KWTC (1926–1931) KREG (1931–1935) KVOE (1935–1954) KWIZ (1954–1998)[2] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 37223 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°45′06″N 117°54′38″W / 33.75167°N 117.91056°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ngouiviet |
KVNR (1480 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Santa Ana, California, and serving Orange and Los Angeles couties. It is owned by Estrella Media, and broadcasts a Vietnamese language format known as "Little Saigon Radio." Programming is also broadcast in the San Jose (KSJX) and Houston (KJOZ, KYND) radio markets.
KVNR airs Vietnamese talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music. The station also rebroadcasts the Vietnamese services of Radio France Internationale and BBC World Service. 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 90s, the station was KWIZ, which aired a full service adult contemporary format. In 1947, it added an FM counterpart, KWIZ-FM, at 96.7 MHz.
References
- ^ a b "Early Santa Ana Radio Stations" (KWTC entry), by Jim Hilliker (SantaAnaHistory.com)
- ^ "KWIZ (KVNR) history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, October 30, 1926, page 3.
External links
- KVNR in the FCC's AM station database
- KVNR on Radio-Locator
- KVNR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database