KZSQ-FM

KZSQ-FM (92.7 FM, "The New Star 92.7 FM") is a radio station licensed to Sonora, California. The New Star 92.7 KZSQ Serves the greater Mother Lode area centered in Sonora, comprising Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties with a combined population of approximately 110,000.

KZSQ-FM

Sonora, California
Frequency	92.7 MHz
Branding	The New Star 92.7
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Clarke Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	KKBN, KVML
History
First air date	October 3, 1973
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11708
Class	A
ERP	380 watts
HAAT	393 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°0′30″N 120°21′44″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kzsq.com

The station broadcasts a classic hits format and is owned by Clarke Broadcasting Corporation.^[2]

The New Star 92.7 has been broadcasting in the Mother Lode since 1971.^[3] In February, 1994, KZSQ-FM and KVML updated to digital studios and relocated to downtown Sonora. In 2000, Clarke Broadcasting acquired a local Internet Service Provider, Mother Lode Internet, and created a community website, myMotherLode.com, for its three radio stations KVML/KZSQ-FM/KKBN. Mother Lode Internet was sold by Clarke Broadcasting in 2008, while retaining the myMotherLode.com with more than 2 million page views per month.^[4] myMotherLode.com continues to promote and represent Star 92.7/KZSQ which does not stream all radio content but media feature segments are available on myMotherLode.com and KZSQ.com.

Clarke Broadcasting Corporation is a Nevada corporation, President H. Randolph Holder, Jr. The General Manager of KVML / KZSQ-FM / KKBN / myMotherlode.com is Tom Nankival.

History

On May 27, 2022 at 2 p.m., KZSQ-FM flipped its format from adult contemporary to classic hits, with music primarily from the top 40 music charts of the 60s to early 2000s, with a focus on the 80s, and has been branded as "The New Star 92.7".^[5]