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KZSQ-FM

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KZSQ-FM
Frequency92.7 MHz
BrandingThe New Star 92.7
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerClarke Broadcasting Corporation
KKBN, KVML
History
First air date
October 3, 1973
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11708
ClassA
ERP380 watts
HAAT393 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°0′30″N 120°21′44″W / 38.00833°N 120.36222°W / 38.00833; -120.36222
Links
Public license information
Websitekzsq.com

KZSQ-FM (92.7 FM, "The New Star 92.7 FM") is a radio station licensed to Sonora, California. The New Star 92.7 KZSQ Serves the greater Mother Lode area centered in Sonora, comprising Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties with a combined population of approximately 110,000.

The station broadcasts a classic hits format and is owned by Clarke Broadcasting Corporation.[2]

The New Star 92.7 has been broadcasting in the Mother Lode since 1971.[3] In February, 1994, KZSQ-FM and KVML updated to digital studios and relocated to downtown Sonora. In 2000, Clarke Broadcasting acquired a local Internet Service Provider, Mother Lode Internet, and created a community website, myMotherLode.com, for its three radio stations KVML/KZSQ-FM/KKBN. Mother Lode Internet was sold by Clarke Broadcasting in 2008, while retaining the myMotherLode.com with more than 2 million page views per month.[4] myMotherLode.com continues to promote and represent Star 92.7/KZSQ which does not stream all radio content but media feature segments are available on myMotherLode.com and KZSQ.com.

Clarke Broadcasting Corporation is a Nevada corporation, President H. Randolph Holder, Jr. The General Manager of KVML / KZSQ-FM / KKBN / myMotherlode.com is Tom Nankival.

History

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On May 27, 2022 at 2 p.m., KZSQ-FM flipped its format from adult contemporary to classic hits, with music primarily from the top 40 music charts of the 60s to early 2000s, with a focus on the 80s, and has been branded as "The New Star 92.7".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZSQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KZSQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Radio Stations; Clarke Broadcasting Corporation". mymotherlode.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Family of Advertisers". mymotherlode.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "KZSQ Flips To Classic Hits". Radioinsight. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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