Station Update 2/23/26 3:00 p.m.:
Our broadcast and digital livestream on our app and website, including our classical channel, are both currently online. We are diagnosing some issues with low volume and interference, so you may hear some interruptions as we continue to fine-tune our new equipment.
Station Update 2/20/26 10:30 p.m.:
Our team of engineers has restored our livestream. Our broadcast signal and livestream are now online and should remain stable through the weekend.
Thank you for your patience today as we successfully transitioned to our new automation system.
Station Update 2/20/26 5:45 p.m.:
Our broadcast signal has stabilized, and we are now operating off of our new automation system!
Due to technical issues with the transition to the new system, our online stream is currently down and will likely remain offline over the weekend. Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
We made significant progress today, and despite the rocky start, we're excited that our radio signal is now broadcasting correctly from our new equipment. We thank you for your ongoing patience.
Station Update 2/20/26 8:30 a.m.:
We are experiencing technical difficulties related to our ENCO installation. Our XDS Receiver, which receives our audio broadcast, isn’t functioning as expected. Our engineers are diagnosing the issue, and we hope to have a solution in place soon.
Until the issue is resolved, you will hear classical programming on our broadcast and online stream. We apologize for the disruption.
Station Update 2/19/26:
KAZU’s online stream is currently offline while our engineering team completes a major milestone in our studio and technology project: the migration of our streaming service to our new ENCO automation system.
This transition involves moving from our legacy broadcast platform to a modern digital audio delivery system, installing new encoding hardware, and configuring the network pathways that distribute KAZU’s signal to web players, mobile apps, and smart speakers. These improvements are designed to significantly enhance long-term reliability, audio consistency, and system resilience.
Because this work requires reconfiguring core elements of our broadcast chain — including audio routing, metadata delivery, and backup systems — the stream must be temporarily unavailable during the transition.
We are optimistic the streaming service will be restored by approximately noon tomorrow. Our engineering team will be closely monitoring the system as it comes online to ensure a stable and high-quality listening experience.
We sincerely appreciate your patience as we complete this important upgrade.
Station Update 2/13/26:
This week our engineering team made significant progress installing and racking the new ENCO automation servers and system components in the control room — a critical step toward getting us back to full live broadcasting from our new Ryan Ranch studios.
Next week (Feb. 17–20), a representative from ENCO will be onsite working alongside our engineers to complete the remaining installation, system configuration, and staff training. At the same time, our team will be installing an IF-to-IP encoder at our satellite site and expects to make substantial progress on our second studio build.
Looking ahead, we plan to use the week of Feb. 23 to train all on-air hosts on the new studio, automation systems and equipment. If progress continues as anticipated, we are hopeful to return to live, locally hosted programming on Monday, March 3.
While there are still a few important steps ahead, this week’s work puts us firmly in the home stretch. We are deeply grateful for your patience and support as we move toward a stronger, more resilient broadcast operation for the Monterey Bay community.
Station Update 2/6/26:
Progress on our new studios continues as we move closer to a return to live on-air hosting. Our ENCO automation equipment has now arrived, and installation will begin in just a few days on Monday, Feb. 9. The following week, a representative from ENCO will be onsite to complete system configuration and provide training.
While this phase of the project is complex and may require additional troubleshooting or refinement, we are optimistic. If the installation and training proceed smoothly, we are hopeful to resume live on-air hosting within a week or two after the ENCO work is complete.
As always, we appreciate your patience and support as we work through this final stage of the transition. We’re excited to bring you back into our new broadcast home and will share more updates as our timeline comes into sharper focus.
Station Update 1/30/26:
We’re happy to share that meaningful progress continues on our studio relocation. Work on our primary production studio is moving forward, and we’ve begun training our live on-air hosts in the nearly completed news studio. It’s exciting to see these spaces come together and to watch our team prepare for what’s next.
We’re getting very close to returning to live on-air hosting and are actively preparing for that transition in the coming weeks. While we’re optimistic about the timeline, the arrival and integration of new ENCO automation equipment — an important upgrade for our long-term operations — could result in a brief delay. We expect to have more clarity on timing within the next week.
We’re also pleased to report that our RF-to-IP encoder/decoder has shipped and will be installed soon. Once in place, this will allow us to receive programming via satellite, providing a more reliable and stable signal than our current wireless setup.
All signs point toward the home stretch. There are still a few final pieces coming together, but each step brings us closer to a stronger, more resilient broadcast operation. Thank you for your patience and support — we can’t wait to fully welcome you into our new broadcast home.
Station Update 1/21/26: Progress on fiber networks and automation equipment
We're making progress on our internal fiber optic network, which will create a more stable mechanism for getting KAZU's signal to our transmission tower. We received a great deal of equipment last week, and engineers are onsite this week to install.
We’re also optimistic that our new automation equipment remains on track for a mid-February installation. These machines will ensure our broadcast is aligned and synchronized.
Station Update 1/13/26
One big advantage of our new facility is that we can build more studios for producing local content. Our news team’s studio will be the first completed studio at our new facility, with two other studios following closely behind.
The news team studio will enable your familiar local voices, like Dylan Music, Lisa Ledin, Mary Jane Peters and Paul Fingerote, to get back live on the air as we complete our main studio's buildout. We don’t have a solid date on when our “on-air hosts” will return, but stay tuned. We are very excited to get these folks back on the airwaves to provide the local news, weather and traffic in the mornings and evenings.
Here is a short update on the rest of our studio progress:
- Our final big pieces of studio equipment are making their way to us through customs, and should arrive next week. This state-of-the-art equipment was built specifically for KAZU in Germany, and once we receive them our studio buildouts should quickly hit the finish line.
- Our custom-built automation computers and servers will arrive and be installed in late February, without any unforeseen delays. These systems will significantly improve our signal stability and help keep our programming synced and aligned.
We’ve heard from many listeners about some of our ongoing issues, including our signal outages and interruptions, where the beginning or end of a message or announcement gets cut off.
A quick explainer on this for those who are curious:
Our old studio had a satellite feed piped directly into the station, which is how we received NPR’s content from headquarters in D.C. We are currently trying to re-connect with that satellite from our new location using a fiber optic network. Our team is working closely with network providers and CSUMB’s campus IT department to complete this as soon as possible.
In the meantime, the signal is reaching us over wireless internet, which can be prone to delays, outages and interruptions. This is a temporary backup that is typically only used if the satellite transmission fails. Once we’re able to re-establish our connection with the satellite receiver, these issues will go away, and we’ll have a healthy amount of redundancy to avoid future interruptions.
We are closing in on the end of this project, some challenges remain, and we’ll do our best to keep updating this page as we move forward. We appreciate you sticking with us over the last couple months.
About the relocation project
KAZU is moving our studios and offices from the Cal State Monterey Bay campus to our new location in Ryan Ranch. CSUMB is growing, and our current building will be needed to support additional student space, which is wonderful news for the university community. We are grateful for our long partnership with CSUMB and look forward to continuing it from our new home.
This relocation is an important step that will allow KAZU to operate from a more modern facility and continue providing trusted public radio service for the Monterey Bay region.
We know how much you rely on KAZU, and we deeply regret any disruption this has caused. Please know that our team is giving this effort everything they’ve got — and we’re so grateful for your patience and understanding as we navigate this complex transition.