KAZU

Not to be confused withKazuyoshi Miura.

KAZU

Pacific Grove, California
Frequency	90.3MHz(HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public radio-News, Talk and Information
Subchannels	HD2:Classical"Classical 24"
Ownership
Owner	California State University, Monterey Bay (Foundation of California State University, Monterey Bay)
History
First air date	August 1977(1977-08)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	43591
Class	B1
ERP	3,400watts
HAAT	168 meters (551 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°33′09″N121°47′17″W
Translator(s)	89.5K208GJ (Santa Cruz) 91.3K217EK (Palo Colorado Canyon)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kazu.org

KAZU(90.3MHz) is anon-commercialFMradio stationlicensedtoPacific Grove, California,and serving theMonterey Bayarea of theCalifornia Coast.It is a listener-supportedpublic radiostation with anews, talk and informationformatand is owned and operated by theCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay(CSUMB). It is anetwork affiliateofNational Public Radio(NPR) withradio studiosand offices in Gavilan Hall on the campus of CSUMB.

KAZU has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 3,100watts.Thetransmitteris on Saddle Road inMonterey.Programming is also heard onFM translatorsK208GJ 89.5 MHz inSanta Cruzand K217EK 91.3 MHz inPalo Colorado Canyon.

History

Established

KAZUbegan broadcasting in August 1977 from an upstairs office in downtown Pacific Grove. The station was started as a localcommunity radiostation, with a focus on the south Monterey Bay cities. The station operated with 10 watts, and had about 90 volunteers who ran the on-air operation; a small board of directors oversaw the fiscal and legal operations of the corporation that ownedKAZUwas calledThe Great Silence Broadcasting Foundation.

Wider broadcast

Because of the low power, the reach was limited, so the station signal was added to the Monterey cable system in 1978. The transmitter was relocated to Hidden Hills, east ofMontereyin 1980, and coverage was expanded to reach the entireMonterey Bayarea. Programming and volunteer participation expanded as well, and the station migrated to larger studios in the same building in the mid-1980s.

Fire and relocation

A fire at the studio in the late 1990s briefly putKAZUoff the air. Temporary studios were quickly built and the station moved out of downtown Pacific Grove to Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove. After a series of managers and program directors, the station struggled to survive high rents for the new studios and the old transmitter site. The locally produced music and talk programming remained popular with the community, but financial support did not grow sufficiently to cover the new expenses.

Financial collapse

In the late 1990s, the fiscal situation worsened, and cuts to staff were made. A new manager was hired in 1998, and plans were made to change the station to anNPR/PRIaffiliate and reduce volunteer programming.

The station was still unable to continue financially, so the board planned to give the station to an outside third-party non-profit. BothKUSPin Santa Cruz, andCal State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB)offered to take overKAZUoperations. The board choseCSUMB.Further programming changes were made and by 2002, all volunteers were removed from programming. In 2008, KAZU relocated from offices on Central Avenue in Pacific Grove to Gavilan Hall on the campus of CSUMB.

On April 5, 2017, CSUMB filed applications with theFederal Communications Commissionto purchase the licenses of three FM translators: K207CN (Santa Cruz), K217EK (Palo Colorado Canyon) and K237EV (Big Sur Valley) owned byKUSP.The purchase price was $5,000. The applications were consummated on June 30, 2017 and July 7, 2017.

External links

• History of KAZU
• Facility details for Facility ID 43591 (KAZU)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KAZUinNielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC History Cards for KAZU