KSQQ (96.1 FM) is a world ethnic

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broadcasting in the Chinese and

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languages. The station is owned by Coyote Communications and licensed to

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, with a translator, K277BN, in

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. It serves the greater

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from North

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to Marin County. Its studios are in San Jose, and it has a transmitter site just south of the city limits. As the Sunol Grade is reached,

KYMX KYMX (96.1 FM, "Mix 96") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Sacramento, California, United States. The station is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International and broadcasts an adult contemporary format. KYMX's transm ...

, an adult contemporary station from the Central Valley cuts off KSQQ's signal almost completely. The signal has difficulty reaching the

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area because of rough terrain. KSQQ was first licensed on September 5, 1991.https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=KSQQ

Additional frequencies

In addition to the main station, KSQQ is relayed by these stations and translators to widen its broadcast area.

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Mandarin-language radio stations

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