KQEQ is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

  broadcasting a World Ethnic (Hmong) format. Licensed to Fowler, California

Fowler, California

Fowler is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located within the San Joaquin Valley. It has a strong agricultural community, with lush grape vineyards and expansive farmland. Fowler is located southeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 308 feet...

, USA, the station serves the Fresno area. The station is currently owned by New Wave Broadcasting, Inc..

History

The station went on the air as KRGO on 1989-03-20. on 1995-04-01, the station changed its call sign to the KQEQ. The radio usually has Laotian language and Hmong language

Hmong language

Hmong or Mong is the common name for a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmong–Mien/Miao–Yao language family spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos...

 programming to serve America's largest Hmong

Hmong people

The Hmong , are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China...

 and Laotian

Laotian American

A Laotian American is a resident of the United States who was originally from Laos, a person of Laotian descent residing in America, or a citizen born in the United States whose parents were originally from Laos. Laotian Americans are included in the larger category of Asian Americans...

 community. On September 2010, it was announced on the radio that the station was going to change to KGED

KGED

KGED is a radio station located in the Fresno, California area and broadcasts on the AM dial at 1680 kHz. The station is owned by RAK Communications, Inc. This station first signed on the air in 1998 .-History:...

1680 AM because Hmomg people wanted to listen it from far away. (eg. Bakersfield and San Francisco.)