KLVZ
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| Broadcast area | Denver metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 810 kHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Legends 810/94.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft Oldies / Adult Standards |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KLZ, KLTT, KLDC | |
| History | |
First air date | April 26, 1956 (as KHIL at 800 kHz) |
Former call signs | KBRN (1956-1982) KLTT (1982-1996) KLDC (1996-2007) |
Former frequencies | 800 kHz (1956-2006) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35089 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,200 watts (day) 430 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°1′41″N 104°49′21″W / 40.02806°N 104.82250°W (day) 39°50′36″N 104°57′14″W / 39.84333°N 104.95389°W (night) |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 MHz K232FK (Brighton) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 810klvz.com |
KLVZ (810 kHz "Legends 810 and 94.3") is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a soft oldies and adult standards radio format, described as "Pop Classics." Licensed to Brighton, Colorado, it serves the Denver metropolitan area. The station is owned by Crawford Broadcasting. Artists heard on KLVZ include The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, The Carpenters, Elvis Presley, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers and Dionne Warwick.
The transmitter is co-located with the tower for sister station KLZ off Welby Road in Denver.[1] The call letters KLVZ were used in the pilot episode of the TV sitcom ALF.
Programming is also heard on FM translator station K232FK, 94.3 MHz in Brighton.
History
The station first signed on as KHIL on April 26, 1956.[2] It originally broadcast on 800 kHz. KHIL was a daytimer, required to be off the air at night to protect clear channel station XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the Class A station on AM 800. KHIL aired a middle of the road music format.
In 1969, the station was bought by Southwestern Broadcasters, which switched the call sign to KBRN and the format to Christian radio.[3] In 1982, the station was acquired by Interstate Broadcasting Systems, which changed the call letters to KLTT but continued the religious format.
Crawford Broadcasting bought the station for $700,000 in 1993.[4] Crawford moved the KLTT call sign and religious format to AM 670, a station powered at 50,000 watts in the daytime, compared to AM 800's 1,000 watt signal. The new call letters were KLDC and the station broadcast a gospel music format.
In February 2006, KLDC moved one spot up the dial to 810 kHz.[5] Even though AM 810 is also a clear channel frequency, its Class A stations, KGO San Francisco and WGY Schenectady, New York, are far enough away that the station could finally be given nighttime authorization to stay on the air, although at reduced power. By 2010, AM 810 was broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format as KLVZ.
On August 1, 2011 KLVZ went off the air. There was no word if the station was off the air permanently. The station's website indicated July 31, 2011 was the final day of broadcast. The website thanked listeners, and told them to tune to other Crawford Broadcasting stations.[6]
In October 2016, KLVZ, whose gospel format had moved to AM 1220 KLDC in April, returned to the air with Pop Classics.[7]
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KLVZ
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 page A-253
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-37
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003 page D-73
- ^ "KLVZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ KLVZ Website
- ^ Venta, Lance (October 25, 2016). "Legends Launches In Denver". radionisight.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KLVZ
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› KLVZ in the FCC AM station database
- KLVZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› K232FK in the FCC FM station database
- K232FK at FCCdata.org
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