KVSM (1380
kHz
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) is a
commercial
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AM radio station
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licensed
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to
Santa Maria, California
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, United States and broadcasting to the Santa Maria area. The station is owned by Cristian Martinez and airs a
regional Mexican
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music format. KVSM is rebroadcast on
FM translator
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K271BV in
Orcutt on 102.1
MHz
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.
History
The station was assigned the KVSM call letters on July 24, 2013.
In August 2017, Ether Mining Group sold KVSM to Cristian Martinez for $300,000 plus a time brokerage arrangement; this transaction also included usage rights to FM translator K271BV in
Orcutt, owned by Edgewater Broadcasting. The sale closed in December that same year.
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Radio stations established in 2017
2017 establishments in California
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