KLVT
| City of license | Levelland, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | West Texas |
| Branding | Your Home for Real Country |
| Slogan | The Giant of the High Plains |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Format | Real Country |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| ERP | 1,000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 30026 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°35′54.00″N 102°23′8.00″W / 33.59833°N 102.38556°W |
| Callsign meaning | Levelland Texas |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio, Motor Racing Network, Performance Racing Network, TSN |
| Owner | High Plains Radio Network, llc |
| Sister stations | KZZN AM 1490 |
| Website | http://www.hprnetwork.com/ |
KLVT (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Real Country format licensed to Levelland, Texas, USA. The station is currently owned by High Plains Radio Network, llc and features programing from ABC Radio as well as local sports and NASCAR coverage.[1]
KLVT is one of the radio stations founded in the late 1940s by former State Senator Marshall Formby.
[edit] High Plains Radio Network and Sports
KLVT is the official home station and houses the offices for the High Plains Radio Network, along with sister station KZZN based in Littlefield. Under the title HPRN Sports they broadcast all football games, some basketball games, some volleyball games, and some baseball games for the Levelland High Lobos and Loboettes on KLVT, all WJCAC men's and women's basketball for the South Plains College Texans on KLVT, and all football and basketball for the Littlefield High Wildcats on KZZN. A weekly match-up featuring one of the areas smaller schools is also broadcast during the football season if a game doesn't conflict with Levelland and Littlefield. All the teams that make the playoffs have every game broadcast on HPRN either live or tape delayed. The radio station doesn't broadcast online except for the HPRN Sports. The KLVT sports feed can be heard live at http://www.network1sports.com/stations/klvt.asp while the KZZN live sports feed can be heard live at http://www.network1sports.com/stations/kzznnet.asp.[2]
KLVT also features smaller High Schools around the area Thursdays and Fridays with their respective coaches shows. Thursdays at 2 PM they broadcast information on Whitharral High followed by Brownfield High at 3 PM, and Ropesville High a 4 PM. The coaches shows resume Fridays at 9 AM with Levelland High. Morton High follows at 10 AM, and the schedule continues with Whiteface High at 11 AM, Sundown High at 1 PM, Anton High at 2 PM, Meadow High at 3 PM, and Smyer High at 4 PM.[3]
During the racing season they broadcast a weekly NASCAR show called Total Access from the Texas Motor Speedway every Saturday at 1 PM,[4] every race broadcast on the Motor Racing Network,[5] and MRN's rival Performance Racing Network, which produces Fast Talk, a weekly racing show from Daytona Beach, the Sprint Cup Series racing events, Garage Pass, and the Alltel Pit Reporters show.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "KLVT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KLVT.
- ^ "Live sports for every season on HPRN". HPRN Sports. http://www.hprnetwork.com/.
- ^ "The High School Coaches Shows on HPRN". HPRN Sports. http://www.hprnetwork.com/sports.html.
- ^ "NASCAR on HPRN". HPRN Sports. http://www.hprnetwork.com/nascar.html.
- ^ "Motor Racing Network is your home for NASCAR". RacingOne.com. http://www.racingone.com/stations.aspx.
- ^ "Fast Talk on HPRN". Performance Racing Network. http://www.goprn.com/affiliates/.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KLVT
- Radio-Locator Information on KLVT
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KLVT
