KNIH

KNIH (970 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Paradise, Nevada and serves the Las Vegas Valley.[1] The station is owned and operated by Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. and broadcasts a Roman Catholic religious radio format, including call-in shows, discussions and broadcasts of the Catholic mass. The call letters refer to Nevada Immaculate Heart.

KNIH
CityParadise, Nevada
Broadcast areaLas Vegas metropolitan area
BrandingRelevant Radio
Frequency970 kHz
First air dateFebruary 21, 1962
FormatCatholic religious radio
Power5,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
ClassB
Facility ID33074
Call sign meaningK Nevada Immaculate Heart
Former call signsKVEG (?-?)
KNUU (?-2012)
OwnerImmaculate Heart Media, Inc.
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://relevantradio.com/

The station broadcasts at 5000 watts by day. But to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 970, it reduces power at night to 500 watts. The transmitter is located off South Rainbow Boulevard near West Landberg Avenue in Las Vegas.[2]

History

Early years

On February 21, 1962, the station first signed on the air as KVEG for "Las VEGas."[3] It started as a daytime only radio station, powered at just 500 watts and signing off each day at sunset. In the 1980s, the station was authorized to broadcast around the clock, using a directional antenna at all times and increasing daytime power to 5000 watts.

Originally an affiliate with the CBS Radio network, KNIH was also affiliated with the ABC & CNN Radio news networks. For a time, the station broadcast an all-news radio format between 6 AM and Sunset every weekday, using the call letters KNUU.

As business talk
Logo when the station was business talk.

The station previously carried a business talk format. The syndicated wake up show "Imus in the Morning" started the morning drive time line up from 3am to 9am along with local news, traffic and weather with Andy Vierra. International and national news came from the ABC and CNN newscasts. Other featured personalities included Ray Lucia, Phil Grande and Rob Lemons.

KNIH was previously owned by the Blue Star Media Group Inc.[4] The company owns the Business Talk Radio Network and the Lifestyle Talk Radio Network.

On November 30, 2012, AM 970 was sold to Immaculate Heart Radio's IHR Educational Broadcasting for $950,000. The call sign was changed from KNUU to KNIH on December 14, 2012. KNIH flipped to the Relevant Radio branding when IHR Educational Broadcasting and Starboard Media Foundation consummated their merger on June 30, 2017.[5]

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KNIH
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-130
  4. "KNIH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  5. https://ihradio.com/2017/06/relevant-radio-immaculate-heart-radio-complete-merger/


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