KVNR
Encyclopedia
KVNR is a Vietnamese-language
AM
radio station broadcasting at a frequency of 1480 in Orange
and Los Angeles
counties in California
. Owned by Liberman Broadcasting
, it broadcasts Little Saigon Radio, which is also broadcast to the San Jose
(KSJX
) and Houston
(KJOJ
, KYND
) areas. The station was previously known as KWIZ, Santa Ana, with an adult contemporary format.
The format includes various shows that serve the largest Vietnamese
population in the United States. They include talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music. The station also rebroadcasts the Vietnamese services of Radio France Internationale
and BBC World Service
live daily.
This station directly competes with KALI-FM
(106.3) in Vietnamese-language programming in Southern California.
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
radio station broadcasting at a frequency of 1480 in Orange
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
and Los Angeles
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
counties in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Owned by Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:...
, it broadcasts Little Saigon Radio, which is also broadcast to the San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
(KSJX
KSJX
KSJX is a radio station broadcasting a Vietnamese format. Licensed to San Jose, California, the station serves the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is currently owned by Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC.-Fire:...
) and Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
(KJOJ
KJOJ (AM)
KJOJ is a radio station serving Houston, Texas. At least some of the programming is Indian Music, with Bollywood tunes and Hindi language commentary. It is currently under ownership of Liberman Broadcasting.-History:...
, KYND
KYND
KYND is a brokered time radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. KYND is owned by Pro Broadcasting, Inc. The station is leased and currently airs an English language service from China Radio International....
) areas. The station was previously known as KWIZ, Santa Ana, with an adult contemporary format.
The format includes various shows that serve the largest Vietnamese
Vietnamese American
A Vietnamese American is an American of Vietnamese descent. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....
population in the United States. They include talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music. The station also rebroadcasts the Vietnamese services of Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
and BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
live daily.
This station directly competes with KALI-FM
KALI-FM
KALI-FM is a Vietnamese language radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to serve the community of Santa Ana, California, USA.KALI airs musical and entertainment shows...
(106.3) in Vietnamese-language programming in Southern California.