In 2012, an FCC license became available for an NCE (Non-commercial educational) FM license covering all of Boulder Creek. A group of San Lorenzo Valley community members began to discuss plans to support the Boulder Creek Recreation and Parks District (BCRPD) in purchasing the license and in June 2013 their board agreed. The public voiced strong support for the project, and the radio station, KBCZ Boulder Creek Community Radio was born.
In May 2015, Tina Davey was hired by The Boulder Creek Recreation District as Station Manager for KBCZ and Paul Nanna was named Technical Director. They operated out of a closet at the BCRPD Hall before moving to the Visitor Center in downtown Boulder Creek at 13200 Hwy 9.
In January of 2021, the FCC granted KBCZ extended coverage and a new frequency, 89.3FM which covers all of the San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, Lompico and parts of Santa Cruz.
KBCZ is non-political and non-religious and is managed by one part-time staffer that oversees over 30 local DJs producing 100% original shows. Currently about 90% of the programs are conducted live in the downtown studio. Programming currently is focused on music shows, talk and interview shows with a live PM Drive-Time show that is on Monday through Friday 4:00pm to 6:00pm and a News Roundup Monday through Thursday at 12:30pm hosted by Tina Davey. The station is looking to work with local residents to create talk shows that discuss all range of subjects like cooking, good health practices, cars, hobbies and other topics of interest to the community. Programs for children and teens are being sought as well.
Tune in live at https://kbcz.org/
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