KYMZ

KYMZ
Broadcast areaYuma, Arizona/El Centro, California
Frequency99.9 MHz
BrandingKYMZ 99.9 FM
Programming
FormatSpanish-language community
Ownership
OwnerCampesinos Sin Fronteras
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID184678
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT56 meters (184 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°38′31″N 114°33′34″W / 32.64194°N 114.55944°W / 32.64194; -114.55944
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kymz.org

KYMZ (99.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Somerton, Arizona, United States, serving the Yuma/El Centro, California area as well as communities on the Mexican side of the border. The station is owned by Campesinos Sin Fronteras and targeted at Hispanics and especially farmworkers in the region.

History

KYMZ received a construction permit in 2015. Campesinos Sin Fronteras worked for nearly three years to obtain the $500,000 needed to build KYMZ and get it on air. Concerns over an agreement to remove antennas from a Somerton water tower clouded CSF's efforts to put its antenna on the tower[2] In November 2017, with the construction permit deadline months away, CSF held a gala dinner to raise funds to build KYMZ.[3] Two months later, the group began surveying residents on both sides of the border about potential programs.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYMZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ César Neyoy (September 28, 2016). "Nonprofit wants antenna atop Somerton water tower". Yuma Sun. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Notimex (October 9, 2017). "Organismo binacional busca fundar estación de radio en Arizona". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Catalina Navarro (January 24, 2018). "Traspasará fronteras radio comunitaria". Tribuna de San Luis (in Spanish). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Notimex (January 22, 2018). "Campesinos Sin Fronteras inician consulta comunitaria en frontera Sonora-Arizona". Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved June 10, 2018.