KLVZ
| Broadcast area | Denver metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 810kHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | Legends 95.3 FM, 810 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies Adult standards |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KLZ,KLTT,KLDC | |
| History | |
First air date | April 26,1956(as KHIL at 800) |
Former call signs | KBRN (1956–1982) KLTT (1982–1996) KLDC (1996–2007) |
Former frequencies | 800 kHz (1956–2006) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35089 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,200wattsday 430 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°1′41″N104°49′21″W/ 40.02806°N 104.82250°W(day) 39°50′36″N104°57′14″W/ 39.84333°N 104.95389°W(night) |
| Translator(s) | 94.3K232FK (Brighton) 95.3K237GG (Denver) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | legends953 |
KLVZ(810AM"Legends 95.3 FM, 810 AM" ) is acommercialradio stationbroadcasting anoldiesradio format,focusing on the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.LicensedtoBrighton, Colorado,it serves theDenver metropolitan area.The station is owned by Crawford Broadcasting.
Thetransmitteris co-located with the tower forsister stationKLZoff Welby Road in Denver.[2]The call letters KLVZ were used in the pilot episode of the TVsitcomALF.
Programming is also heard onFMtranslator stationK232FK,94.3 MHz in Brighton as well asK237GG,95.3 MHz in Denver.
The 94.3 FM translator receives exceptional interference fromKMAX-FMin Fort Collins andKILOin Colorado Springs. The Denver area is more affected with KILO while the Northglenn area is affected with KMAX.
810 AMis a United Statesclear-channelfrequency, on whichKGOinSan Francisco, CaliforniaandWGYinSchenectady, New YorkshareClass Astatus.
History
[edit]The station firstsigned onasKHILon April 26, 1956.[3]It originally broadcast on 800 kHz. KHIL was adaytimer,required to be off the air at night to protectclear channel stationXELOinCiudad Juarez,Mexico,theClass Astation onAM 800.KHIL aired amiddle of the roadmusic format.
In 1969, the station was bought by Southwestern Broadcasters, which switched thecall signtoKBRNand the format toChristian radio.[4]In 1982, the station was acquired by Interstate Broadcasting Systems (who ownedKYMSin Santa Ana at the time), which changed the call letters toKLTT(coupled with adopting the 80 K-Light moniker) but continued the religious format. Interstate Broadcasting Systems would sell KLTT to Mortenson Broadcasting Company in 1988.
Crawford Broadcasting bought the station for $700,000 in 1993.[5]Crawford moved the KLTT call sign and religious format toAM 670,a station which transmits with 50,000 watts in the daytime, compared to AM 800's 1,000-watt signal. The new call letters wereKLDCand the station broadcast agospel musicformat.
In February 2006, KLDC moved one spot up the dial to 810 kHz.[6]Even thoughAM 810is also a clear channel frequency, its Class A stations,KGOSan FranciscoandWGYSchenectady, 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 aSpanish-languageChristian radio format asKLVZ.
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.[7]
In October 2016, KLVZ, whose gospel format had moved toAM 1220KLDCin April, returned to the air with Pop Classics, a mixture of adult standards and oldies from the 50's, 60's and 70's.[8]
On April 13, 2020, KLVZ added a new simulcast translator on 95.3 FM (K237GG) to help boost the station's signal into downtown Denver. The station rebranded as Legends 95.3 FM, 810 AM, and refocused its playlist on oldies from the 50's, 60's and 70's, some of them little-played as compared to the much tighter playlists of other oldies stations.[9]KLVZ also plays an hourly "legendary flashback" in its rotation, which consists of an adult standard.
Previous logos
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References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KLVZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator /KLVZ
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 page A-253
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-37
- ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003 page D-73
- ^"KLVZ Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedJune 2,2011.
- ^KLVZ Website
- ^Venta, Lance (October 25, 2016)."Legends Launches In Denver".radionisight.RetrievedOctober 26,2016.
- ^"Legends Expands in Denver".
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for KLVZ
- Facility details for Facility ID 35089 (KLVZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KLVZinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156372 (K232FK)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K232FKat FCCdata.org