KREH

KREH
Broadcast areaGreater Houston
Frequency900 kHz
BrandingRadio Saigon Houston
Programming
Language(s)Vietnamese
FormatAsian
Ownership
Owner
OperatorDương Phục and Vũ Thanh Thủy
History
First air date
January 31, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-01-31) (in Oakdale, Louisiana)
November 17, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-17) (in Pecan Grove, Texas)
Former call signs
KICR (1984–1994)
Call sign meaning
Reddoch, Evans and Hooks, founding station owners in 1953
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71631
ClassD
Power5,000 Watts daytime
10 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
29°38′38″N 96°5′46″W / 29.64389°N 96.09611°W / 29.64389; -96.09611
Translator(s)99.7 MHz K259DC (Houston)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.radiosaigonhouston.com

KREH (branded as Radio Saigon Houston) is a Vietnamese language AM radio station, licensed to Pecan Grove, Texas, United States. KREH's studios are in Little Saigon and in the International District in Houston, Texas.[2][3][4] It broadcasts on the frequency of 900 kHz and operates from sunrise to sunset under ownership of Bustos Media. It is one of only two Asian stations serving the Greater Houston area.

KREH has been operating in the Houston area since 1999; it was moved there from Oakdale, Louisiana, where it was established in 1953.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KREH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Contact Us." KREH. Retrieved on June 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "International District Boundaries." International District. Retrieved on May 2, 2010.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Lori (May 9, 2007). "Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side". Houston Chronicle. p. A1. Retrieved July 18, 2020. (Archive, alternate version without Chinatown map