KWRU

KWRU
	Fresno, California; United States;
Broadcast area	Fresno area
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	Punjabi Radio USA
Programming
Language	Punjabi
Format	Punjabi language
Ownership
Owner	Punjabi American Media, LLC; (Punjabi American Media LLC);
Sister stations	KIID, KOBO, KLHC
History
First air date	October 1947
Former call signs	KYNO (1947–2010)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65774
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day); 1,000 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	36°46′14″N 119°45′0″W / 36.77056°N 119.75000°W
Translator	104.5 K283CY (Fresno)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	punjabiradiousa.com

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

^ "Facility Technical Data for KWRU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
^ "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
Facility details for Facility ID 65774 (KWRU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KWRU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[FCC-LMS-65774-1] "Facility Technical Data for KWRU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

[3] "KWRU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

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