Kazn Radio Station

The caller sounded as if he had just won the lottery. After years of trying, he had finally reached the disc jockey at his favorite radio station, KAZN-AM (1300). "I've been listening to your program for 10 years. This is the first time I got through," the caller said, adding that he was listening from work and that he and his buddies would love to hear the Mandarin oldie, "Do You Know I'm Waiting For You?" A few minutes later, DJ Steve Kuo played the romantic ballad. It sounded a little like something by the band Air Supply, except the singer was crooning in Chinese.

The caller sounded as if he had just won the lottery. After years of trying, he had finally reached the disc jockey at his favorite radio station, KAZN-AM (1300). "I've been listening to your program for 10 years. This is the first time I got through," the caller said, adding that he was listening from work and that he and his buddies would love to hear the Mandarin oldie, "Do You Know I'm Waiting For You?" A few minutes later, DJ Steve Kuo played the romantic ballad. It sounded a little like something by the band Air Supply, except the singer was crooning in Chinese.

Recently, a local Korean radio program raised $38,000 in two days to help defray the medical expenses of a 16-year-old Korean immigrant with leukemia. "People called the station and gave $20, $10," said Daniel J. Oh, executive director of marketing for Radio Korea U.S.A.. "I think the money came from about 1,000 people. Those are the numbers which are impressive." Also impressive are the number of Southern California radio stations that have taken on a Korean format.

Recently, a local Korean radio program raised $38,000 in two days to help defray the medical expenses of a 16-year-old Korean immigrant with leukemia. "People called the station and gave $20, $10," said Daniel J. Oh, executive director of marketing for Radio Korea U.S.A.. "I think the money came from about 1,000 people. Those are the numbers which are impressive." Also impressive are the number of Southern California radio stations that have taken on a Korean format.

An independent Chinese-American programming company working for KAZN-AM had lobbied hard to get a Los Angeles nightclub to advertise on the radio station's Chinese show. So the firm was stunned recently when a rival KAZN programmer persuaded the club to buy time on KAZN's Korean segment instead. "They were ready to sign up with us . . .

The last few years have seen the emergence of several pioneering radio formats across the country, including an all-Beatles station and an all-New Age station. Now two radio veterans, Dwight Case and George Fritzinger, plan to launch an Asian-language radio station here in mid-November. Case, president of NetworksAmerica, said KAZN-AM will be a 24-hour station devoting 4- to 6-hour blocks each to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese-language programming.

An independent Chinese-American programming company working for KAZN-AM had lobbied hard to get a Los Angeles nightclub to advertise on the radio station's Chinese show. So the firm was stunned recently when a rival KAZN programmer persuaded the club to buy time on KAZN's Korean segment instead. "They were ready to sign up with us . . .

The last few years have seen the emergence of several pioneering radio formats across the country, including an all-Beatles station and an all-New Age station. Now two radio veterans, Dwight Case and George Fritzinger, plan to launch an Asian-language radio station here in mid-November. Case, president of NetworksAmerica, said KAZN-AM will be a 24-hour station devoting 4- to 6-hour blocks each to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese-language programming.