KRAZ

For the Ukrainian truck manufacturer, see KrAZ. For the KrAZ aluminium smelting company in Russia, see RUSAL.

KRAZ (105.9 FM, "KRAZy Country 105.9") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Santa Ynez, California and serves the Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara areas. The station is owned by Santa Ynez Valley Media Inc.. and broadcasts a country music format from its studios in Santa Ynez.

KRAZ

Santa Ynez, California
Broadcast area	Santa Barbara County, California
Frequency	105.9 MHz
Branding	KRAZY Country 105.9
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Santa Ynez Valley Media Inc..
History
First air date	2001
Former call signs	KAGA (1993–1997)
Call sign meaning	KRAZy Country
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33439
Class	A
ERP	65 watts
HAAT	894 meters (2,933 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	krazfm.com

History

The station at 105.9 FM originated in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit (CP) issued in 1993 with the call sign KAGA.^[2] Original owner Karin Wood sold the CP to Grape Radio Inc., owned by Mary Constant, for $45,000 in April 1995.^[3] The call letters were changed to KRAZ on March 31, 1997.^[4] In early 2001, Grape Radio sold KRAZ to Knight Broadcasting Inc., headed by Sandra Knight, for $325,000.^[5] The station finally signed on later that year with a country music format.^[6]

Syndicated programming on KRAZ includes CMT Country Countdown USA on Saturday mornings.