| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1460kHz |
| Branding | Sangeet Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language | Hindi |
| Format | South Asian/Desi Music and Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMIC,KQUE,KRCM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 3, 1952 (72 years ago) (1952-10-03) |
Call sign meaning | BRaZoria County orK-BReeZe (station's former branding as Middle of the Road station in Freeport) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12156 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000watts day 125 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°33′52″N95°42′6″W / 29.56444°N 95.70167°W /29.56444; -95.70167 |
| Translator(s) | 92.5 K223DH (Houston) 95.1 K236AR (Missouri City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | SangeetRadio.com |
KBRZ (1460kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toMissouri City, Texas. It is operated by Sangeet Radio and owned by Daij Media, LLC.[2] The station airs aSouth Asianradio format targeted at theGreater Houstonradio market, with listeners originally fromIndia,Pakistan andBangladesh now living in SoutheastTexas.
To offer listeners the choice of hearing the programming onFM radio, KBRZ uses two low-powertranslator stations: 95.1K236AR in Missouri City and 92.5K223DH inHouston.
On October 3, 1952, KBRZ firstsigned on the air.[3] It was owned by Brazosport Broadcasting Company and primarily served Brazoria County with local news and sports coverage, and amiddle of the road music format. It was originally adaytimer broadcasting at 500 watts, licensed toFreeport, Texas, and required tosign-off at sunset to protect other radio stations onAM 1460.
In the 1990s, it got authorization to broadcast around the clock, at 214 watts between sunset and sunrise.
After the death of its owner, J.C. Stallings, the facility wassilenced and sold in 2001 to Aleluya Christian Broadcasting, Inc., for $700,000.[4] The station began carryingChristian programming. In 2008, Aleluya Broadcasting got FCC permission to move KBRZ closer to Houston, to serve the larger audience in and around that city. The station was relicensed toMissouri City, Texas. The daytime power remained at 5,000 watts but the nighttime power was reduced to 125 watts.
In 2017, the station was leased to Saeed Gaddi to air his Sangeet Radio service, specializing inSouth Asian or "Desi" music and talk.
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