KEZR (106.5FM, "Mix 106.5") is a radio station licensed toSan Jose, California, and serving theSan Francisco Bay Area. KEZR airs anHot adult contemporary format and is owned byConnoisseur Media through the licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Co-owned withKBAY, its studios are located in SouthSan Jose just off US 101 on Hellyer Ave, and the transmitter is based from a site inSanta Teresa County Park.

KEZR debuted in 1967 as KPLX, under the ownership of Bay Area broadcasting legend Les Malloy, from studios in the Hotel Sainte Claire in downtown San Jose. In December 1971, Malloy sold the station to PSA Broadcasting, a subsidiary of San Diego-basedPacific Southwest Airlines, for $330,000. In mid-1973, KPSJ's call letters were changed to KEZR; it has programmed minor variations of adult contemporary music since then.

KEZR has held many mixers and events with several famous artists includingSara Bareilles,Jason Mraz, andAugustana.

Before it was purchased byNextMedia Group, the station was briefly owned byCBS Radio, who moved the station from San Jose to San Francisco. Prior to that, it was owned for a long period by the Levitt family. During this period, particularly the 1990s, KEZR was a dominant force in Bay Area radio, regularly topping theArbitron ratings.

NextMedia sold their 33 radio stations to Digity, LLC for a purchase price of $85 million; the transaction was consummated on February 10, 2014.Alpha Media then acquired Digity for $264 million in February 2016. Alpha Media merged withConnoisseur Media on September 4, 2025.^[2]

• Official Website
• Facility details for Facility ID 1176 (KEZR) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• KEZR inNielsen Audio's FM station database
• "History Cards for KEZR".Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)

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