KCZZ

KCZZ

Mission, Kansas
Frequency	1480 kHz
Branding	Dos Mundos Radio
Programming
Format	Spanish music
Ownership
Owner	Edward Reyes (Reyes Media Group, Inc.)
Sister stations	KDTD
History
First air date	October 1957; 68 years ago (1957-10)[1]
Former call signs	KBKC (1957–1961) KBEA (1961–1995) KCAZ (1995–1998) KUPN (1998–2002)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	57120
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°04′05″N 94°42′09″W / 39.06806°N 94.70250°W / 39.06806; -94.70250
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	dosmundosradiokc.com

KCZZ (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to Mission, Kansas and serving the Kansas City Metropolitan Area market. The station is owned by Edward Reyes, through licensee Reyes Media Group, Inc.

History

The station first signed on the air in October 1957 with the call sign KBKC. It was known as KBEA from 1961 to 1995. From 1995 to 1998, the station operated as KCAZ.^[3]

The station became the home of Radio AAHS, a format that featured children's programming and music, in November 1994.^[4] After Radio AAHS discontinued operations in January 1998, Children's Broadcasting Corporation, the station's owner, needed programming for the ten CBC-owned and operated Radio AAHS stations until it could find buyers. In February 1998, KCAZ, along with the other nine CBC stations, became an outlet for "Beat Radio", which broadcast electronic dance music 12 hours each night until late October 1998. Thee call sign changed to KUPN, which ran from 1998 to 2002.^[5] The current call sign, KCZZ, was adopted in 2002. On September 8, 2019, when ESPN Deportes Radio discontinued operations, the station flipped to a Regional Mexican format. In January 2020, KCZZ became the third station in the market at the time to air a Regional Mexican format, after KCTO flipped to Radio Maria.^{[6][7] [8]} The station was sold to locally-based Reyes Media in 2020.^[9]

References

1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-172. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KCZZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. 1999. p. D-172. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
4. Hinman, Catherine (December 15, 1994). "Kid Radio". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
5. "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. 1999. p. D-172. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
6. Tillotson, Kristin (February 20, 1998). "Children's Broadcasting deal puts Beat Radio back on the dial". Star Tribune. p. B4. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
7. Yorke, Jeffrey (April 24, 1998). "Upstart Catholic Radio Network Buys 10 CBC Stations" (PDF). Radio & Records. pp. 4, 8. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
8. "Facility Technical Data for KCZZ". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
9. Kennedy, Richie. "History of KCKN". route56.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025. TBLC sold KDTD and KCZZ to locally-based Reyes Media in 2020.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 57120 (KCZZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KCZZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• FCC history cards