Bustos Media L.L.C. is a media corporation headquartered in
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
.
Bustos Media specializes in operating Spanish-language, and other ethnic, radio stations in the United States. Most of its stations broadcast in Spanish; however, two of the company's stations have the Portland, Oregon, market's only full-time Russian language formats (KOOR and KGDD).
History
The company, originally headquartered in
Sacramento, California
Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, was founded in July 2003 by Amador Bustos and his brother John Bustos, with investments from
Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on media, communications, education, and technology investments across North America and Europe. The firm specializes in growth-oriented private equity inves ...
, Providence, R.I.,
Alta Communications
Alta Communications is an American private equity firm primarily working with media and the communication sector.
Their equity funds are invested in about 100 companies.
Alta Communications is no longer related to Alta Partners, based in San ...
, Boston, and Opportunity Capital, Fremont, California. The Sacramento-based Bustos Media, a private broadcasting company specializing in Spanish language radio, has over $100 million in private equity.
"Amador Bustos has built two radio empires catering to the tastes of America's Spanish-speaking population." Station is currently owned by ADELANTE MEDIA OF CALIFORNIA LICENSE LLC
In 1992, the Amador brothers, with $3 million in private equity investment from Syndicated Communications (SYNCOM), launched Z-Spanish Radio Network, Inc. Over a period of eight years they acquired 32 radio stations.
In 2000, Z-Spanish sold the chain to
Entravision Communications
Entravision Communications Corporation is an American media company based in Santa Monica, California. Entravision primarily caters to the Spanish language in the United States, Spanish-speaking Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic community ...
at a total valuation of $475 million.
In May 2006, Bustos Media gained approval from the
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, wi-fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains j ...
to launch a Spanish-language television station in Milwaukee with programming from
Azteca América
Azteca América (, sometimes shortened to Azteca) was an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by INNOVATE Corp., which acquired the network from the Azteca International Corporation subsidiary of TV Azteca.
Headquar ...
. As of 2009, Bustos Media had 25 radio stations across the U.S. and several television stations.
In January 2010 Bustos Media revealed that it was in technical default with its lenders. On June 30, 2010, Bustos Media announced that the stations would be transferred to NAP Broadcast Holdings LLC, a company named for and controlled by its senior lenders, pending FCC approval. As part of the agreement, Amador and John Bustos resigned, effective immediately.
In September 2010 NAP Broadcasting closed on the merger and announced that they would proceed under the name "Adelante Media Group".
The Bustoses were able to keep some stations in Oregon, California and Texas. In 2011, Bustos Media repurchased the Adelante stations in Portland. Bustos reacquired several radio stations in Washington from Adelante Media Group for $6 million in 2014; the following year, the company bought back WDDW in Milwaukee from Adelante for $1 million.
Stations
Arizona
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KDRI 830 AM,
Tucson
Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...
Soft Oldies
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K269FV 101.7 FM,
Oro Valley
Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located north of Tucson, Arizona, United States, in Pima County. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town is 47,070, an increase from 29,700 in 2000. Dubbed the "Upscale Tech ...
(simulcast KDRI)
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KZLZ
KZLZ (105.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Casas Adobes, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format and is owned by Bustos Media. ...
105.3 FM,
Casas Adobes
Casas Adobes (Spanish: "''Adobe Houses''") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the northern metropolitan area of Tucson, Arizona (in Pima County). The population was 66,795 at the 2010 census. Casas Ad ...
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
**
K223CI 92.5,
Reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
(Simulcast 105.3 HD-2 KZLZ)
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KTGV
KTGV (106.3 FM, "106.3 The Groove") is a radio station licensed to Oracle, Arizona, and serving the Tucson, Arizona area. Owned by Bustos Media, it currently broadcasts a rhythmic oldies format.
History
KTGV goes back to the mid-1980s, whe ...
106.3 FM,
Tucson
Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...
Rhythmic Oldies
Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. The playlists spans from the 1960s through the 2000s. They depend on market conditions and may be designed for African-American or Hispani ...
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KVOI
KVOI (1030 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cortaro, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It is owned by Bustos Media and it airs a talk radio format. The studios are on South Richey Avenue in Tucson.
By day, KVOI ...
1030 AM,
Cortaro News/Talk
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews ...
California
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KHHZ
KHHZ (97.7 FM, ) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Gridley, California, United States, the station serves the Chico area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdi ...
97.7,
Gridley,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
(
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
)
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KZSZ 107.5,
Colusa, California
Colusa is a city in and the county seat of Colusa County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of the Central Valley. The population was 6,411 at the 2020 census, up from 5,971 at the 2010 census. Colusa originates from the l ...
(
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
)
Oregon
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KCKX 1460 AM, Dayton
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
(Simulcast 940 KWBY)
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KOOR
KOOR (1010 AM broadcasting, AM "Urbana 1010") is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Milwaukie, Oregon, and serving the Portland metropolitan area, Oregon, Portland metropolitan area. The station is owned b ...
1010 AM, Milwaukie
Spanish CHR
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
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KGDD 1520 AM, Oregon City
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
**
K228EU 93.5 FM, Portland
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
(Simulcast 1520 KXET)
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KSND 95.1 FM, Monmouth
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
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KWBY 940 AM, Woodburn
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
**
K227DU 93.3, Salem
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
(Simulcast 940 KWBY)
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KQRR
KQRR (1130 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mount Angel, Oregon. The station, originally licensed as KTRP, is owned by Bustos Media and the broadcast license is held by Bustos Media Holdings, LLC.
The statio ...
1130 AM, Mt Angel
Russian Christian
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KZGD 1390 AM, Salem
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
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KZTB
KZTB (97.9 FM broadcasting, FM, "La Gran D 97.9") is a radio station city of license, licensed to serve Milton-Freewater, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1992, is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos and the ...
97.9 FM, Milton-Freewater, Oregon
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
Washington
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KDDS-FM 99.3 FM, Elma
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KDYM 1230 AM, Sunnyside
Spanish Adult Hits
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KMIA 1210 AM, Auburn
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KMMG
KMMG (96.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Benton City, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos, t ...
96.7 FM, Benton City
Spanish CHR
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
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KMNA 98.7 FM, Mabton
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KRCW 96.3 FM, Royal City
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KYXE 104.9 FM, Union Gap
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KZGI 105.7 FM, Sedro-Woolley
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KZML 95.9 FM, Quincy
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
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KZNW 103.3 FM, Mt. Vernon
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KZTA 96.9 FM, Naches
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
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KZTM
KZTM (102.9 FM) is a Regional Mexican radio station serving the Tacoma and Olympia, Washington area. Owned and operated by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC, the station is licensed to McKenna, Washington. The transmit ...
102.9 FM, McKenna
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KZUS 92.3 FM, Ephrata
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
**
K225AR 92.9 FM, Wenatchee (rebroadcasts KZUS)
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KZXR-FM 101.7 FM, Prosser
Wisconsin
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WDDW 104.7 FM, Sturtevant
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
Former Bustos Media stations
California
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KTTA 94.3 FM, Jackson
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
sold to Radio Lazer
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KLMG
KLMG (97.9 FM, "Latino 97.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Esparto, California, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1996, was previously owned by Adelante Media Group and the broadcast license was formerly held by ...
97.9 FM, Esparto
Spanish CHR
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
sold to Radio Lazer
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KBBU 93.9 FM, Modesto
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
sold to Radio Lazer
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KBAA 103.3 FM, Grass Valley
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
sold to Radio Lazer
* Azteca América 32 KSTV-LP, Sacramento sold to Radio Lazer
Colorado
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KKHI 101.9, Denver
Idaho
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KDBI 101.9 FM, Emmett
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
*
KDBI 106.3 FM, Homedale
Spanish CHR
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
** Spanish history
**Spanish culture ...
Oregon
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KRYN 1230 AM, Gresham
Spanish Christian sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano
*
KXET KXET may refer to:
* KXET (AM), a defunct radio station (1150 AM) formerly licensed to serve Portland, Oregon, United States
* KGDD (AM), a radio station (1520 AM) licensed to serve Oregon City, Oregon, which held the call sign KXET in 2015 and fr ...
1150 AM, Portland
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by ...
now Defunct
Texas
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KTXV
KTXV (890 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Mabank, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Sukhdev Dhillon, through licensee Radio Punjab Dallas LLC. KT ...
890 AM, Mabank
Utah
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KDUT
KDUT (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Randolph, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is owned by Alpha Media.
History Active rock (1999–2004)
The stat ...
102.3 FM, Randolph
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KTUB
KTUB (1600 AM) is a radio station which is currently silent, which previously broadcast a Regional Mexican/Spanish sports format. Licensed to Centerville, Utah, United States, it serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is owned by Alpha ...
1600 AM, Centreville
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KBMG
KBMG (106.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language contemporary hits format as "Latino 106.3". Licensed to Evanston, Wyoming, United States, it serves southwestern Wyoming and the Wasatch Front area. The station ...
106.1 FM, Evanston, Wyoming
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KBTU-LP TV, Salt Lake City
Washington
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KDYK 1020 AM, Union Gap
Spanish Adult Hits sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano
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K229AD 93.7 FM, Yakima (rebroadcasts KDYK) sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano
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KULE 730 AM, Ephrata
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano
*
KZXR 1310 AM, Prosser, sold to Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin
**
K237GY 95.3 FM, Prosser (rebroadcasts KZXR) sold to Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
* MundoFox 38
WBWT-LP, Milwaukee
Z-Spanish Radio Network
Z-Spanish Radio Network had the following radio stations at the time of its sale to Entravision in August 2000.
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
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KZLZ
KZLZ (105.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Casas Adobes, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format and is owned by Bustos Media. ...
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KVVA
KVVA-FM (107.1 MHz, "La Suavecita 107.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Sun Lakes, Arizona, serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station is owned by Entravision Communications, with studios near Sky Harbor Airport.
KVVA-FM ha ...
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KZNO
California
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KZSA-FM
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KZMS-FM
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KZWC-FM
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KZSF-FM
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KHOT
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KZFO-FM
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KZCO
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KZSF
KZSF (1370 AM broadcasting, AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to San Jose, California, KZSF serves the San Francisco Bay Area and has a regional Mexican music format branded "La Kaliente 1370 AM." The station has be ...
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KSQR
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KQBR
KQBR (99.5 FM, "Lonestar 99.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lubbock, Texas, United States, the station is currently under ownership of Townsquare Media
Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communic ...
*
KTDO-FM
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KLOC
KLOC (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Turlock, California, and serving the Modesto metropolitan area. It airs a Spanish-language Catholic radio format and is owned by La Favorita Radio Network, Inc.
KLOC is powered at 5,000 w ...
*
KZMS-FM
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
*
WZCH-FM
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WRZA-FM
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WYPA-AM
Indiana
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WNDZ
WNDZ (750 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Portage, Indiana, it serves the Chicago metropolitan area. The station is owned by Newsweb Corporation.
WNDZ is a daytimer station. It transmits 1 ...
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
*
WBPS
Texas
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KZDL-FM
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KZDF
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KRVA
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KZMP
See also
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Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area of Northern California, approximately south of San Francisco and northwest of San Jose, California, San Jose. The city's population was 84,292 accor ...
*
List of radio stations in California
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of California, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats.
List of radio stations
Defunct
* KABN ( ...
*
List of United States radio markets
*
List of radio stations in Oregon
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Oregon, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats.
List of radio stations
Defunct
* KCHC
* KCMX ...
*
List of radio stations in Washington (state)
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Washington, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats.
List of radio stations
Defunct
* KAPY-LP
...
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Media in Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake City, Utah, area includes many diverse media outlets, not only found within the official city boundaries, but also in the greater Wasatch Front urban area.
Newspapers
Major daily
* '' Daily Herald'', Provo - daily morning news
* ...
References
External links
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Mass media companies established in 2003
Broadcasting companies of the United States
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States
Companies based in Portland, Oregon
Mass media in Portland, Oregon