KVSM Knowpia

KVSM
Santa Maria, California;
Broadcast area	Santa Maria, California
Frequency	1380 kHz
Branding	"La Raza 102.1 y 1380 AM"
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Cristian Martinez
History
First air date	2015
Technical information
Facility ID	161424
Class	B
Power	650 watts day; 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°58′48″N 120°27′12″W / 34.98000°N 120.45333°W
Translator(s)	102.1 MHz K271BV (Orcutt, CA)

KVSM (1380 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States and broadcasting to the Santa Maria area. The station is owned by Cristian Martinez^[1] and airs a regional Mexican music format. KVSM is rebroadcast on FM translator K271BV in Orcutt on 102.1 MHz.

History edit

The station was assigned the KVSM call letters on July 24, 2013.^[2]

In August 2017, Ether Mining Group sold KVSM to Cristian Martinez for $300,000 plus a time brokerage arrangement; this transaction also included usage rights to FM translator K271BV in Orcutt, owned by Edgewater Broadcasting.^[3] The sale closed in December that same year.^[4]

References edit

^ "KVSM Facility Record". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access. U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
^ "Call Sign History: KVSM". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access. U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^ "KVSM-A/Santa Maria, CA Sold". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. August 18, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^ "Salem Affiliate Sells WKAT/Miami". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. December 8, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.