Bustos Media L.L.C. is a media corporation headquartered in

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. Bustos Media specializes in operating Spanish-language, and other ethnic, radio stations in the United States. Most of its stations broadcast in Spanish; however, two of the company's stations have the Portland, Oregon, market's only full-time Russian language formats (KOOR and KXET).

History

The company, originally headquartered in

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, was founded in July 2003 by Amador Bustos and his brother John Bustos, with investments from

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, Providence, R.I.,

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, Boston, and Opportunity Capital, Fremont, California. The Sacramento-based Bustos Media, a private broadcasting company specializing in Spanish language radio, has over $100 million in private equity. "Amador Bustos has built two radio empires catering to the tastes of America's Spanish-speaking population." Station is currently owned by ADELANTE MEDIA OF CALIFORNIA LICENSE LLC In 1992, the Amador brothers, with $3 million in private equity investment from Syndicated Communications (SYNCOM), launched Z-Spanish Radio Network, Inc. Over a period of eight years they acquired 32 radio stations. In 2000, Z-Spanish sold the chain to

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at a total valuation of $475 million. In May 2006, Bustos Media gained approval from the

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to launch a Spanish-language television station in Milwaukee with programming from

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. As of 2009, Bustos Media had 25 radio stations across the U.S. and several television stations. In January 2010 Bustos Media revealed that it was in technical default with its lenders. On June 30, 2010, Bustos Media announced that the stations would be transferred to NAP Broadcast Holdings LLC, a company named for and controlled by its senior lenders, pending FCC approval. As part of the agreement, Amador and John Bustos resigned, effective immediately. In September 2010 NAP Broadcasting closed on the merger and announced that they would proceed under the name "Adelante Media Group". The Bustoses were able to keep some stations in Oregon, California and Texas. In 2011, Bustos Media repurchased the Adelante stations in Portland. Bustos reacquired several radio stations in Washington from Adelante Media Group for $6 million in 2014; the following year, the company bought back WDDW in Milwaukee from Adelante for $1 million.

Stations

Arizona

KZLZ KZLZ (105.3 FM) is a Regional Mexican radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KZLZ is licensed to broadcast from Casas Adobes, Arizona. KZLZ was owned by Entravision Communications Corporation until September 5, 2006, when it waacquiredby Tod ...

105.3 FM, Casas Adobes

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico ...

K223CI KLPX (96.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in Tucson, Arizona. It is owned by Lotus Communications and airs a classic rock radio format. Local DJs are heard during the day and the syndicated "Nights with Alice Cooper" show is heard evening ...

92.5,

Reggaeton Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico. It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop m ...

(Simulcast 105.3 HD-2 KZLZ) *

KTGV KTGV (106.3 FM, "106.3 The Groove") is a radio station licensed to Oracle, Arizona, and serving the Tucson, Arizona area. Owned by Bustos Media, it broadcasts a rhythmic oldies format. History KTGV goes back to the mid-1980s, when KTTZ went ...

106.3 FM,

Tucson , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

Rhythmic Oldies Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic a ...

KVOI KVOI (1030 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve the Tucson, Arizona area. The station airs news/talk programming. Previously, the station broadcast at 690 kHz until a 2009 frequency swap with KCEE. The transmitters of KVOI is lo ...

1030 AM, Cortaro

News/Talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

California

KHHZ KHHZ (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Gridley, California, United States, the station serves the Chico area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, L ...

97.7, Gridley,

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KZSZ KZSZ (107.5 FM, "La Zeta") is a commercial radio station located in Colusa, California, broadcasting a Spanish contemporary hit radio format to the Chico, California, Sacramento, Woodland and Yuba City markets in California, on 107.5 FM in Chi ...

107.5,

Colusa, California Colusa is a city and county seat of Colusa County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of the Central Valley. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census. Colusi originates from the local Coru N ...

Oregon

KCKX KCKX (1460 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Stayton, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1987, is currently owned by Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin. Programming KCKX went back on air broadcasting countr ...

1460 AM, Dayton

(Simulcast 940 KWBY) *

KGDD KGDD (1150 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon, United States. It serves the Portland area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Oregon License, LLC. The station currently has a construction permit f ...

1150 AM, Portland

K228EU KGDD (1520 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Oregon City, Oregon, United States, it serves the Portland, Oregon area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Oregon License, LLC. History ...

93.5 FM, Portland

(Simulcast 1150 KGDD) *

KOOR Koor may refer to: * Koor, Indonesia, a village in West Papua, Indonesia * Koor, Rajasthan, a village in India * KOOR, an American radio station * Koor, Camel Bell See also * Coor (disambiguation) * Koore (disambiguation) Koore may refer to: * K ...

1010 AM, Milwaukie

Russian Christian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

KXET KXET (1520 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Russian Christian format. Licensed to Oregon City, Oregon, United States, it serves the Portland, Oregon area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Oregon License, LLC. History The ...

1520 AM, Oregon City

KSND KSND (95.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Monmouth, Oregon Monmouth () is a city in Polk County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was named for Monmouth, Illinois, the origin of its earliest settle ...

95.1 FM, Mommouth

* KWBY 940 AM, Woodburn

K227DU KWBY (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Woodburn, Oregon Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival ...

93.3, Salem

(Simulcast 940 KWBY) *

KQRR KQRR (1130 AM, "Slavic Family Radio") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mount Angel, Oregon. The station, originally licensed as KTRP, is owned by Bustos Media and the broadcast license is held by Bustos Media Holdi ...

1130 AM, Mt Angel

KZGD KZGD (1390 AM broadcasting, AM) is an American radio station city of license, licensed to serve Salem, Oregon, United States. The station, founded in 1934 as KSLM, is currently owned by Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin. KZGD broadcasts a Reg ...

1390 AM, Salem

KZTB KZTB (97.9 FM, "La Gran D 97.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Milton-Freewater, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1992, is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos and the broadcast license is held by Bus ...

97.9 FM, Milton-Freewater, Oregon

Washington

* KDDS-FM 99.3 FM, Elma

KDYM KDYM (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to Sunnyside, Washington Sunnyside is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,375 at the 2020 census. History Up through the early portion of the 19th century, the ...

1230 AM, Sunnyside Spanish Adult Hits * KMIA 1210 AM, Auburn

KMMG KMMG (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. Licensed to Benton City, Washington, United States, the station serves the Tri-Cities area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos, through licensee ...

96.7 FM, Benton City Spanish CHR *

KMNA KMNA (98.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Mabton, Washington, United States, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos' Bustos Media Bustos Me ...

98.7 FM, Mabton * KRCW 96.3 FM, Royal City

KYXE KYXE (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting to the Yakima, Washington area, licensed to serve Union Gap. History In 2012, KYXE was the first station in the country to begin playing all Christmas music, doing so on October 10. On January 7, ...

104.9 FM, Union Gap

KZML KZML (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Quincy, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos, through licensee Bustos ...

95.9 FM, Quincy

K225AR KZML (95.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Quincy, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos, through ...

92.9 FM, Wenatchee (rebroadcasts KZML) * KZNW 103.3 FM, Mt. Vernon

KZTA KZTA (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Naches, Washington, United States, the station serves the Yakima area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos, through licensee Bustos Me ...

96.9 FM, Naches

KZTM KZTM (102.9 FM) is a Regional Mexican radio station serving the Tacoma and Olympia, Washington area. Owned and operated by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC, the station is licensed to McKenna, Washington. The transmitte ...

102.9 FM, McKenna

KZUS KZUS (92.3 FM, "La Zeta 92.3") is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Ephrata, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos through its licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LL ...

92.3 FM, Ephrata

* KZXR-FM 101.7 FM, Prosser

Wisconsin

WDDW WDDW (104.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a Spanish language radio station licensed to Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and serving the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, Racine area from studios located on South 108th Street in West Allis, ...

104.7 FM, Sturtevant

Former Bustos Media stations

California

* KTTA 94.3 FM, Jackson

sold to

Radio Lazer Lazer Broadcasting Corp. (commonly known as Radio Lazer) is an American radio broadcasting company based in Oxnard, California. The company owns several dozen radio stations in California and a television station in Sacramento, KSTV-LD. Lazer Bro ...

KLMG KLMG (97.9 FM, "Latino 97.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Esparto, California, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1996, was previously owned by Adelante Media Group and the broadcast license was formerly held by Bu ...

97.9 FM, Esparto Spanish CHR sold to

KBBU KBBU (93.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Modesto, California, United States, the station serves the greater Modesto area. Bustos Media used to own the station. In September 2010, Bustos transferred ...

93.9 FM, Modesto

sold to

KBAA KBAA (103.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format to the Grass Valley, California, United States, area as well as the area north of Sacramento. This station is currently owned by Alfredo Plascencia, through licensee Laze ...

103.3 FM, Grass Valley

sold to

* Azteca América 32 KSTV-LP, Sacramento sold to

Colorado

* KKHI 101.9, Denver

Idaho

* KDBI 101.9 FM, Emmett

* KDBI 106.3 FM, Homedale Spanish CHR

Oregon

KRYN KRYN (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish religious format. Licensed to Gresham, Oregon, United States, it serves the Portland, Oregon, area. The station is currently owned by Centro Familiar Cristiano. The station was assigned ...

1230 AM, Gresham Spanish Christian sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano

Texas

KTXV KTXV (890 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Mabank, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Sukhdev Dhillon, through licensee Radio Punjab Dallas LLC. KTXV airs a full service radio format of popula ...

890 AM, Mabank

Utah

KDUT KDUT (102.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Randolph, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is owned by Alpha Media. History Active rock (1999-2004) The stati ...

102.3 FM, Randolph * KTUB 1600 AM, Centreville *

KBMG KBMG (106.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Contemporary Hits format as "Latino." Licensed to Evanston, Wyoming, United States, it serves southwestern Wyoming and the Wasatch Front area. The station is ow ...

106.1 FM, Evanston, Wyoming * KBTU-LP TV, Salt Lake City

Washington

KDYK KDYK (1020 AM) is a radio station licensed to Union Gap, Washington Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,568. Union Gap has become the retail hub for the entire Yak ...

1020 AM, Union Gap Spanish Adult Hits sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano **

K229AD KDYK (1020 AM) is a radio station licensed to Union Gap, Washington Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,568. Union Gap has become the retail hub for the entire Yak ...

93.7 FM, Yakima (rebroadcasts KDYK) sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano *

KULE Kule is a village in Ghanzi District of Botswana. It is located close to the border with Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land ...

730 AM, Ephrata

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

sold to Centro Familiar Cristiano * KZXR 1310 AM, Prosser, sold to Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin **

K237GY KZXR (1310 AM) is a radio station that is currently silent, but which formerly broadcast a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Prosser, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin. Previous ...

95.3 FM, Prosser (rebroadcasts KZXR) sold to Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

* MundoFox 38 WBWT-LP, Milwaukee

Z-Spanish Radio Network

Z-Spanish Radio Network had the following radio stations at the time of its sale to Entravision in August 2000.

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

KVVA KVVA-FM (107.1 FM, "La Suavecita 107.1") is a radio station licensed to Apache Junction, Arizona, broadcasting a Spanish Adult Hits music format. The station serves the Phoenix area. The station, owned by Entravision Communications, was part of t ...

* KZNO

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

* KZSA-FM * KZMS-FM * KZWC-FM * KZSF-FM * KHOT * KZFO-FM *

KZCO KZCO-LD, virtual channel 7.2 (ultra high frequency, UHF digital terrestrial television, digital channel 30), is a low-power broadcasting#Television, low-power dual Ion Mystery/Laff (TV network), Laff owned-and-operated station, owned-and-operate ...

KZSF KZSF (1370 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to San Jose, California, KZSF serves the San Francisco Bay Area and has a regional Mexican music format branded "La Kaliente 1370 AM." The station has been owned by Carlo ...

* KSQR *

KQBR KQBR (99.5 FM, "Lonestar 99-5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lubbock, Texas, United States, and broadcasting on FM frequency 99.5 MHz, The station is currently under ownership of Townsquare Media ...

* KTDO-FM * KLOC * KZMS-FM

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

* WZCH-FM * WRZA-FM * WYPA-AM

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

WNDZ WNDZ (750 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a brokered programming format. Licensed to Portage, Indiana, United States, it serves the Chicago area. The station is owned by Newsweb Corporation. WNDZ operates as a daytime-only station. History ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

* WBPS

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

* KZDL-FM *

KZDF KRVA-FM (107.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Campbell, Texas, United States, the station serves the areas of Sulphur Springs, Texas and Greenville, Texas. The station is owned by Chad an ...

* KRVA * KZMP

References

External links

* {{Bustos Media Broadcasting companies of the United States Radio broadcasting companies of the United States Companies based in Portland, Oregon Mass media in Portland, Oregon