KCCL

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KCCL
KCCL Radio Lazer 101.5 logo.png
Broadcast area Sacramento metropolitan area
Frequency 101.5 MHz
BrandingRadio Lazer
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
  • Alfredo Plascencia
  • (Lazer Broadcasting Corporation)
KGRB, KLMG
History
First air date
August 30, 1996;27 years ago (1996-08-30) (as KMJE)
Former call signs
KMJE (1996–2013) [1]
Call sign meaning
K California's CooL
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 52516
Class A
ERP 5,700 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°35′47.00″N121°40′49.00″W / 38.5963889°N 121.6802778°W / 38.5963889; -121.6802778
Links
Public license information
Website radiolazer943.com

KCCL (101.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Woodland, California, and serving the Sacramento metropolitan area. It is owned by Alfredo Plascencia, through licensee Lazer Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts a Regional Mexican radio format, calling itself "Radio Lazer". Its studios and offices are in North Sacramento.

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KCCL has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,700 watts. The transmitter site off Road 104 in Davis, California, near the Willow Slough. [3]

History

Adult contemporary: 1996-2013

On August 30, 1996;27 years ago, the station first signed on the air. The original call sign was KMJE and it called itself "Magic 101.5." In 2003, the station branding changed to "Sunny 101.5."

On August 10, 2011, KMJE replaced KUBA on a translator at 95.5 FM. On February 11, 2013, KMJE became a simulcast of KCCL sister station. On March 14, 2013, the city of license changed from Gridley, California, to Woodland.

Classic hits: 2013-2023

On May 30, 2013, it officially switched signals and call signs with KMJE, becoming "101.5 K-Hits," but continued to simulcast until a new format on 92.1 FM was unveiled in July 2013.

Regional Mexican: 2023-present

On February 22, 2023, Lazer Licenses, LLC announced the purchase of Classic Hits “101.5 K-Hits” KCCL Woodland CA from Results Radio for $1.91 million. The sale will flip to Radio Lazer as Regional Mexican format. [4] The purchase was consummated on May 16, 2023. [5]

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References

  1. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KCCL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/KCCL
  4. Keys, Matthew (2023-02-23). "Sacramento's K-HITS sold, to become Spanish-language broadcast station". The Desk. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  5. https://rbr.com/alfredo-plascencia-closes-on-sacramento-fm-buy/ [ bare URL ]

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