Travel between Modesto and Merced, California in the San Joaquin Valley, and you’ll be able to tune to “America’s Best Music” on “Vintage 920.” There’s also an FM translator at 92.3 MHz audible within the city of Modesto.
Soon, the sounds of the Monkees and the Crystals, which kicked off the 7am hour on Friday, will disappear. KVIN-AM and its two FM translators have just been sold by Threshold Communications.
Punjabi American Media has signed off on an asset purchase agreement that will see it obtain KVIN-AM, a Class B facility with 500 watts during daylight hours and 2,500 watts at night from 3 towers, and K22BX at 92.3 MHz.
Also included in the deal is K296HL at 107.1 MHz in Manteca — and “18 Acres of prime
agriculture land in Modesto.”
The deal is valued at $800,000, and a $40,000 deposit is being held with The Law Office of Dennis J. Kelly at a PNC Bank account in Washington, D.C.
The balance of the purchase price will be paid at closing.
The buyer is led by Balwinder Kaur Khalsa, and she serves as PAM President.
Threshold is led by James Arata.
Punjabi American Media’s addition of KVIN-AM brings the company’s AM radio station
count to six, as it also owns KIID-AM in Sacramento, KOBO-AM in Yuba City, KWRU-AM
in Fresno, KLHC-AM in Bakersfield, and KCVR-AM in Lodi.
FM translators and HD Radio multicast agreements are also in the mix.
PAM says it will now have the largest network of Punjabi/South Asian radio station in California, a fast-growing area for this multicultural consumer group.
As expected, KVIN will adopt the “Punjabi Radio USA” programming.
Serving as General Manager of Punjabi Radio USA is Rajkaranbir Singh.
KVIN-AM first signed on the air on September 15, 1963, as KLOC. It was originally
founded by country music artist Chester Smith, who served as GM.
