KWRU
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Broadcast area | Fresno area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1300 kHz |
| Branding | Punjabi Radio USA |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | Punjabi |
| Format | Punjabi language |
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Former call signs | KYNO (1947–2010) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 65774 | |
| Class | B |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | punjabiradiousa |
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KWRU (1300 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fresno, California, United States. The station broadcasts a Punjabi language format of music, news and talk. It is owned by Punjabi American Media LLC. Most California Sikhs /Punjabi live in the north and Central Valley, where they've had a presence for more than 100 years. "Central California is probably the most densely populated Sikh/Punjabi community.
KWRU carries the Punjabi Radio USA network, based in San Jose, California, and heard in about a dozen West Coast cities.
History
The station first signed on in October 1947. Through the 1960s and 70s, it was KYNO, a popular Top 40 outlet, owned by Gene Chenault and programmed by Bill Drake, pioneers in the "Boss Radio" sound that sparked Top 40 stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and other cities.
In 1980 the station was sold to Spanish Catholic Radio of Fresno, offering Spanish-language religious programming.
KWRU formerly aired programming from Radio Vida Abundante, a Spanish-language Evangelical Christian network.[2] The station was owned by Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC.[3] Multicultural Broadcasting, owned by Arthur Liu of New York City, sold the station to Punjabi American Media in September 2016.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KWRU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KWRU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KWRU
- Punjabi Radio USA
- Punjabi Radio USA Facebook Page
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- KWRU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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