KSWV

KSWV
City Santa Fe, New Mexico
Broadcast area Albuquerque area
Branding Que Suave AM 81
Frequency 810 kHz
First air date 1966
Format Spanish Variety
Power 5,000 watts (day)
10 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 36194
Transmitter coordinates 35°42′5″N 105°57′58″W / 35.70139°N 105.96611°W / 35.70139; -105.96611
Former callsigns KAFE (to 1987)
KMIK (1987-1991)
Owner Celina Gonzales
(GCBendito 4 LLC)
Website http://www.quesuaveradio.com

KSWV (810 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, the station serves the Albuquerque area. The station is currently owned by Celina Gonzales, through licensee GCBendito 4 LLC.[1]

History

The station went on the air as KAFE in 1966; it later became KMIK on July 22, 1987.

In 1991, the KMIK was acquired by George Abrán Gonzales, who has served as the Mayor of Santa Fe from 1968 to 1972.[2] Gonzalez changed the station's call sign to KSWV (Que Suave) on November 11, 1991.[3][2] He operated the station with his four sons.[2]

On February 17, 2016 a construction permit was granted by the FCC to move translator K294BS out of Hereford, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico to rebroadcast KSWV at 99.9 MHz giving the station a 250 watt FM signal.[4] La Voz Broadcasting had purchased the translator from Educational Media Foundation in January 2016.[5] A license for the translator at the new frequency and community of license as K260CT was issued on September 30, 2016.

Effective November 22, 2017, the licenses for KSWV and translator K260CT were transferred from La Voz Broadcasting to GCBendito 4 LLC; both entities are owned by Celina Gonzales.

References

  1. ↑ "KSWV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. 1 2 3 "Santa Fe mayor's father, George Gonzales — a former mayor — dies". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  3. ↑ "KSWV Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101719361&formid=349&fac_num=139602
  5. ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101718531&formid=345&fac_num=139602


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