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KKDV
Broadcast areaDiablo Valley
Frequency92.1 MHz
Branding92.1 KKDV
Programming
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
KKIQ, KUIC
History
First air date
December 10, 1959 (as KWME)
Former call signs
KWME (1959-1964)
KDFM (1964-1983)
KINQ (1983-1987)
KKIS-FM (1987-1998)
KFJO (1998-2004)
KABL-FM (2004-2005)
Call sign meaning
KK Diablo Valley
Technical information
Facility ID36032
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT24 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°54′02″N 122°05′07″W / 37.90056°N 122.08528°W / 37.90056; -122.08528
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekkdv.com

KKDV is an Adult Contemporary radio station located in Walnut Creek, California, broadcasting at 92.1 MHz. With the call letters KKDV (Diablo Valley), it broadcasts under the slogan "Diablo Valley's Hometown Station." The station serves central Contra Costa County including the Diablo Valley close to Mt. Diablo.

KKDV is owned by Alpha Media, which also owns KKIQ 101.7 FM in Livermore, and KUIC 95.3 FM in Vacaville. KKIQ and KKDV both operate from studios located in Pleasanton near Stoneridge Mall, and KKDV utilizes a transmitter site in Lafayette. It also utilizes a translator booster in Martinez.

KKDV targets listeners in the Diablo Valley who cannot receive KKIQ in Livermore, California and Bay Area stations because of topography in those areas.

92 KFJO

Between 1998 and 2004, 92.1 was KFJO, a simulcast of 92.3 FM KSJO in San Jose, California as 92 KSJO, along with 92.7 FM KSJO in San Francisco, California and 92.7 FM KMJO in Santa Cruz, California, than a stint as adult standards KABL during its last days on AM in the Bay Area.

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