| Broadcast area | Santa Clara Valley |
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| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | Viên Thao |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
| Format | Music and talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | August 31, 1957 |
Former call signs | KPER (1957–1967) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54572 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°57′49″N 121°29′22″W / 36.96361°N 121.48944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.vienthao.com |
KAZA (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Gilroy, California, and serving the Santa Clara Valley. It airs a radio format of Vietnamese language music and talk, and is branded Viên Thao Radio. The station is owned by Tron Dinh Do, through licensee Intelli, LLC.[2]
By day, KAZA is powered at 1,500 watts. To reduce interference to other stations on 1290 AM, it reduces power at night to 19 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.[3]