KBRZ (AM)
| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1460kHz |
| Branding | Sangeet Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Format | South Asian/DesiMusic and Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMIC,KQUE,KRCM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 3, 1952 |
Call signmeaning | BRaZoria CountyorK-BReeZe (station's former branding as Middle of the Road station in Freeport) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12156 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000wattsday 125 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°33′52″N95°42′6″W/ 29.56444°N 95.70167°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.5 K223DH (Houston) 95.1 K236AR (Missouri City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | SangeetRadio |
KBRZ(1460kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensedtoMissouri City, Texas.It is operated by Sangeet Radio and owned by Daij Media, LLC.[2]The station airs aSouth Asianradio formattargeted at theGreater Houstonradio market,with listeners originally fromIndia,PakistanandBangladeshnow living in SoutheastTexas.
To offer listeners the choice of hearing the programming onFM radio,KBRZ uses two low-powertranslator stations:95.1K236ARin Missouri City and 92.5K223DHinHouston.
History
[edit]Early Years as Freeport's "K-Breeze"
[edit]On October 3, 1952, KBRZ firstsigned onthe air.[3]It was owned by Brazosport Broadcasting Company and primarily served Brazoria County with local news and sports coverage, and amiddle of the roadmusic format. It was originally adaytimerbroadcasting at 500 watts, licensed toFreeport, Texas,and required tosign-offat sunset to protect other radio stations onAM 1460.
In the 1990s, it got authorization to broadcast around the clock, at 214 watts between sunset and sunrise.
Move to Missouri City, Texas
[edit]After the death of its owner, J.C. Stallings, the facility wassilencedand sold in 2001 to Aleluya Christian Broadcasting, Inc., for $700,000.[4]The station began carryingChristian programming.In 2008, Aleluya Broadcasting got FCC permission to move KBRZ closer to Houston, to serve the larger audience in and around that city. The station was relicensed toMissouri City, Texas.The daytime power remained at 5,000 watts but the nighttime power was reduced to 125 watts.
In 2017, the station was leased to Saeed Gaddi to air his Sangeet Radio service, specializing inSouth Asianor "Desi"music and talk.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- KBRZ official website
- KBRZ sports site
- Facility details for Facility ID 12156 (KBRZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KBRZinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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