KMZR

KMZR
Atwater, California ; United States;
Broadcast area	Merced, California
Frequency	92.5 FM MHz
Branding	"Radio Lazer 92.5"
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Affiliations	KGAM
Ownership
Owner	Radio Lazer; (Lazer Licenses, LLC);
History
First air date	April 15, 1997
Former call signs	KVRQ (1991); KVRK (1991); KVRQ (1991–1999); KJMQ (1999–2002); KBRE (2002–2016);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11707
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°16′40.8″N120°37′38.7″W / 37.278000°N 120.627417°W
Links
Public license information	Public file ; LMS ;
Website	www.radiolazer.com/index.php/merced

Last updated April 08, 2024

KMZR is a Regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Atwater, California, serving Merced, California. KMZR is owned and operated by Alfredo Plascencia's Radio Lazer, through licensee Lazer Licenses, LLC.^[2]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KVRQ on April 15, 1991. On July 16, 1991, the station changed its call sign to KVRK, on July 18, 1991, to KVRQ, on April 30, 1999, to KJMQ, on February 2, 2012, to KBRE, and on May 4, 2016, to the current KMZR.^[3]

On May 4, 2016, Radio Lazer changed call letters to KMZR and flipped its format to Regional Mexican; the previous active rock format was moved with the KBRE call letters to 1660 AM and 105.7 FM.

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References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMZR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "KMZR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "KMZR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

KMZR in the FCC FM station database

KMZR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for KMZR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "KMZR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] "KMZR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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v t e Lazer Broadcasting
Radio Lazer	KAAT, 103.1 FM KAEH, 100.9 FM KBTW, 104.5 FM KLMM, 94.1 FM KLUN, 103.1 FM KMQA, 100.5 FM KMZR, 92.5 FM KSRN, 107.7 FM KSRT, 107.1 FM KSFN, 1510 AM KWRN, 1550 AM KXLM, 102.9 FM KXSB, 101.7/100.9 FM KXSM, 93.1 FM KXZM, 93.7 FM KZER, 1250 AM KZTI, 105.3 FM
La Mejor	KGAM, 106.3 FM KJOR, 104.1 FM KLJR, 96.7 FM KNEZ, 107.3 FM KSGZ, 98.7 FM KSMY, 106.7 FM KXRS, 105.7 FM KXTT, 94.9 FM
La Mexicana	KCAL, 1410 AM KMLY, 95.1 FM KOXR, 910 AM KSBQ, 1480 AM
La Maquina Musical	KIQQ-FM, 103.7 FM KMEN, 100.5 FM KTNS, 1060 AM
Other Properties	KLMG, 97.9 FM (Latino) KWNZ, 106.3 FM (Latino) KSTV-LD (32.1 LATV, 32.2 JTV) Siglo 21

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of California
Stations	KAEH – Beaumont KAFY – Bakersfield KATD – Pittsburg KBAA – Grass Valley KBBF – Santa Rosa KBBU – Modesto KBHH – Kerman KBKY – Merced KBLO – Corcoran KBRG – San Jose KBTW – Lenwood KBUA – San Fernando KBUE – Long Beach KBYN – Arnold KCAL – Redlands KCCL – Woodland KCFA – Arnold KCHJ – Delano KCVR – Lodi KEBN – Garden Grove KEBT - Lost Hills KEPD – Ridgecrest KERU – Blythe KEXA – King City KEYQ – Fresno KEZY – San Bernardino KFSD – Escondido KFSG – Roseville KFSO-FM – Visalia KGED - Fresno KGEN – Tulare KGEN-FM – Hanford KGRB – Jackson KGST – Fresno KGZO – Shafter KHCV – Mecca KHDC – Chualar KHHM – Shingle Springs KHMU – Buttonwillow KHPY – Moreno Valley KHSQ – Trinidad KIDI-FM – Lompoc KIQI – San Francisco KIQQ-FM – Newberry Springs KIQS – Willows KIST-FM – Carpinteria KIWI – Mcfarland KJDJ – San Luis Obispo KJOR – Windsor KKZI – Barstow KLAX-FM – East Los Angeles KLBN – Fresno KLJR-FM – Santa Paula KLLE – North Fork KLLI – Los Angeles KLMG – Esparto KLMM – Morro Bay KLNV – San Diego KLOB – Thousand Palms KLOK-FM – Greenfield KLOQ-FM – Winton KLQV – San Diego KLTX – Long Beach KLUN – Paso Robles KLVE – Los Angeles KLYY – Riverside KMAK – Orange Cove KMBX – Soledad KMEN – Mendota KMIX – Tracy KMJV – Soledad KMLA – El Rio KMLM-FM - Grover Beach KMPG – Hollister KMPO – Modesto KMQA – East Porterville KMRO – Camarillo KMYX-FM – Arvin KMZR – Atwater KNTO – Chowchilla KNZR - Bakersfield KODV – Barstow KOND – Hanford KOXR – Oxnard KPRC-FM – Salinas KPSL-FM – Bakersfield KPST-FM – Coachella KQLB – Los Banos KRAY-FM – Salinas KRCD – Inglewood KRCV – West Covina KRCX-FM – Marysville KRDA – Clovis KRHM-LP – Bakersfield KRQK – Lompoc KRRS – Santa Rosa KSAC – Olivehurst KSCA – Glendale KSDO – San Diego KSEA – Greenfield KSGZ – Greenfield KSEH – Brawley KSES-FM – Seaside KSFN - Piedmont KSJV – Fresno KSMY – Lompoc KSOL – San Francisco KSPA – Ontario KSPE – Santa Barbara KSQL – Santa Cruz KSRT – Cloverdale KSSC – Ventura KSSD – Fallbrook KSSE – Arcadia KSXY - Forestville KTAP – Santa Maria KTGE – Salinas KTMZ – Pomona KTNQ – Los Angeles KTOR – Gerber KTQX – Bakersfield KTSE-FM – Patterson KUBO – Calexico KUFW – Kingsburg KUNA-FM – La Quinta KVMX-FM – Placerville KVON - Napa KVTR – Victorville KVUH – Laytonville KVVF – Santa Clara KVVZ – San Rafael KWAC – Bakersfield KWIZ – Santa Ana KWKW – Los Angeles KWQQ – Hemet KWRN – Apple Valley KWRU – Fresno KWST – El Centro KXLM – Oxnard KXOL-FM – Los Angeles KXRS – Hemet KXSB – Big Bear Lake KXSE – Davis KXSM – Chualar KXTS – Geyserville KXVV – Victorville KXXZ – Barstow KXZM – Felton KZER – Santa Barbara KZNB – Petaluma KZSF – San Jose KZSJ – San Martin KZSZ – Colusa
Defunct	KDBV – Salinas KDDF – Mecca KESQ – Indio KFVR – Crescent City KNCR – Fortuna KSKD – Livingston
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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