KSVN (AM)

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KSVN (730 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Ogden, Utah, United States, it serves the Ogden and Salt Lake City areas. The station is currently owned by Azteca Broadcasting Corporation.

KSVN
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency730 kHz
BrandingLa Mexicana 99.9
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerAzteca Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
September 28, 1947 (1947-09-28)
Former call signs
  • KSLO (1946)
  • KLWT (1946–1947)
  • KOPP (1947–1956)
  • KKOG (1956–1959)
Call sign meaning
"Seven" (from former "K-7" branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57444
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 66 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°11′17″N 112°4′55″W / 41.18806°N 112.08194°W / 41.18806; -112.08194
Translator(s)99.9 K260DC (North Salt Lake)
Links
Public license information
Websitelamexicana99.com
The KSVN studios and transmitter, near Hooper, Utah.

History

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KSVN began broadcasting as an English-language station, KOPP, on September 28, 1947.[2] Before its sign on, the station was assigned the call letters KSLO (which were withdrawn following objections from KLO and KSL) and KLWT; the KOPP call sign was assigned on June 13, 1947. The call letters were changed to KKOG on April 9, 1956, and KSVN on November 29, 1959.[3]

In the 1960s, KSVN was known as "K-7 Radio", also known as "K-730 Radio", and was owned by the same group that owned KSXX "K-630" in Salt Lake City. The two stations were sister top 40 stations before KCPX (1320) became a top 40 powerhouse in the mid-1960s (KSXX changed to a talk format station in 1965, and later changed call letters to KTKK). In 1989, KSVN began broadcasting in Spanish.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSVN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Ogden, Utah Has New AM and FM Facilities" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. September 29, 1947. p. 54. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "KSVN history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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