KUZZ
| Frequency | 550 kHz |
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| Branding | KUZZ AM 55/FM 107.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Buck Owens Production Company, Incorporated |
| KCWR, KRJK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 (AM 1490) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1490 kHz (1947–1950) |
Call sign meaning | After "Cousin" Herb Henson, local TV star and station manager prior to Buck Owens' purchase of station |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7695 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°20′24.9″N 118°56′22.4″W / 35.340250°N 118.939556°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
| KUZZ-FM | |
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| Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Buck Owens Production Company, Incorporated |
| History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7697 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 416 meters (1,365 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°26′16.8″N 118°44′27.4″W / 35.438000°N 118.740944°W |
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Public license information | |
KUZZ (550 kHz) and KUZZ-FM (107.9 MHz) are commercial radio stations licensed to Bakersfield, California. They are owned by Buck Owens Production Company (which is controlled by the estate of country star Buck Owens) and the licenses are held by Owens One Company Inc. They simulcast a country music format to Central California.
KUZZ's AM signal can extend over 100 miles, from the northern suburbs of Los Angeles up to Fresno, and between Barstow in the Mojave Desert to Santa Maria by the Pacific Ocean. KUZZ 550 AM is powered at 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna. KUZZ-FM 107.9 is a Class B station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is off Breckenridge Road northeast of Bakersfield.