KZCT

Last updated
KZCT
Frequency 89.5 MHz
BrandingOZCAT
Programming
Format Community radio
Ownership
OwnerOZCAT Entertainment
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 174017
Class A
ERP 7 watts
HAAT 280 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°09′6″N122°11′25″W / 38.15167°N 122.19028°W / 38.15167; -122.19028
Links
Public license information
Website www.ozcatradio.com

KZCT (89.5 FM) is a radio station in Vallejo, California founded in 2006 by David Martin and Katie Martinelli. [2] [3] The station broadcasts a variety of community content including rap, [4] reggae, [5] [6] classical, [7] jazz, [8] poetry, [9] religious programming [10] and sports. [11] Notable artists who have appeared on KZCT since its inception include H.E.R., Nef the Pharaoh, Nina Serrano, and D.L. Lang. [2] It has a silent disco party bus it dubs the Twerkulator. [12] [13] [14]

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A person reads from a book in the studio at KZCT (OZCAT) radio in Vallejo, California. KZCT radio.jpg
A person reads from a book in the studio at KZCT (OZCAT) radio in Vallejo, California.

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