KUZZ

KUZZ
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingKUZZ AM 55/FM 107.9
Programming
FormatCountry
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBuck Owens Production Company, Incorporated
KCWR, KRJK
History
First air date
1947 (AM 1490)
Former call signs
  • KAFY (1950–1986)
  • KUZZ (1986–1990)
  • KCWR (1990–1997)[1]
Former frequencies
1490 kHz (1947–1950)
Call sign meaning
After "Cousin" Herb Henson, local TV star and station manager prior to Buck Owens' purchase of station[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7695
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
35°20′24.9″N 118°56′22.4″W / 35.340250°N 118.939556°W / 35.340250; -118.939556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.kuzz.com
KUZZ-FM
  • Bakersfield, California
  • United States
Frequency107.9 MHz
Ownership
OwnerBuck Owens Production Company, Incorporated
History
First air date
1966
Former call signs
  • KBBY-FM (1966–1969)
  • KKXX-FM (1977–1988)
  • KZIN-FM (1969–1977)[4]
Technical information[5]
Facility ID7697
ClassB
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT416 meters (1,365 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°26′16.8″N 118°44′27.4″W / 35.438000°N 118.740944°W / 35.438000; -118.740944 (KUZZ-FM)
Links
Public license information

KUZZ (550 kHz) and KUZZ-FM (107.9 MHz) are American radio stations licensed to serve Bakersfield, California, United States. The stations are owned by Buck Owens Production Company (which is controlled by the estate of country star Buck Owens) and the licenses are held by Owens One Company Inc.[6]

They broadcast a simulcast country music format to the inland central California region.[7] KUZZ's radio signals can extend over 100 miles, from Los Angeles on some nights to Fresno with a little better audio in the north, all away to Barstow in the Mojave Desert and to Santa Maria by the Pacific Ocean.

KUZZ was also the call sign of television station channel 45 which Owens owned at one time. It is now Quest affiliate KUVI.

KUZZ was KAFY on 1490 kHz in 1947. It moved to 550 kHz in 1950.

  1. ^ "AM 550 KUZZ Callsign History". FCC. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "About Us". KUZZ Bakersfield. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUZZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "FM 107.9 KUZZ Callsign History". FCC. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUZZ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ "Buck Owens Production Company Inc. | Bakersfield, CA | Company Profile, Research, News, Information, Contacts". Goliath.ecnext.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.