KVSM

KVSM (1380 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States and broadcasting to the Santa Maria area. The station is owned by Cristian Martinez^[2] and airs a regional Mexican music format. KVSM is rebroadcast on FM translator K271BV in Orcutt on 102.1 MHz.

KVSM

Santa Maria, California
Broadcast area	Santa Maria, California
Frequency	1380 kHz
Branding	"La Raza 102.1 y 1380 AM"
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Cristian Martinez
History
First air date	2015
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	161424
Class	B
Power	650 watts day 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°58′48″N 120°27′12″W
Translator(s)	102.1 MHz K271BV (Orcutt, CA)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

The station was assigned the KVSM call letters on July 24, 2013.^[3]

In August 2017, Ether Mining Group sold KVSM to Cristian Martinez for $300,000 plus a time brokerage arrangement; this transaction also included usage rights to FM translator K271BV in Orcutt, owned by Edgewater Broadcasting.^[4] The sale closed in December that same year.^[5]