KVNS
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Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
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Frequency | 1700 kHz |
Branding | Fox Sports Radio 1700 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KHKZ, KQXX-FM, KTEX, KBFM | |
History | |
First air date | March 6, 1998 |
Former call signs | KQXX (1998-2004) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 87142 |
Class | B |
Power | 8,800 watts day 880 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°56′57.00″N 97°33′15.00″W / 25.9491667°N 97.5541667°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | KVNS Online |
KVNS (1700 AM, Fox Sports Radio 1700) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format.[1] Licensed to Brownsville, Texas, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia and features programming from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[2] It shares studios with its sister stations, KHKZ, KQXX-FM, KTEX, and KBFM, located close to the KRGV-TV studios in Weslaco, Texas, while its transmitter is located near Brownsville, Texas.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KQXX on March 6, 1998. On February 26, 2004, the station changed its call sign to the current KVNS.[3] On February 3, 2004, the station was sold to Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, and on February 17, 2009, the station was sold to Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses.[4][clarification needed]
On September 17, 2012, KVNS changed their format from classic hits to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio.
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References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "KVNS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "kvns Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "FCC Application". Federal Communications Commission.
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External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID KVNS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database