KSVA

KSVA is a Christian radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, named after the original Sandia View Academy campus it was founded on, broadcasting on 920 kHz AM. The station is an owned-and-operated affiliate of LifeTalk Radio.[2]

KSVA
CityAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast areaAlbuquerque metropolitan area
BrandingLifeTalk Radio
Frequency920 AM kHz
Translator(s)K282CD (104.3 MHz, Los Lunas)
First air date1947[1]
FormatChristian Radio
Power1,000 watts day
130 watts night
ClassB
Facility ID11230
Former call signsKQEA (1947-1955)
KQUE (1955-1958)
KQEO (1958-1995)
KHTL (1995-2000)
Former frequencies1450 (1947-1951)
1240 (1951-1957)
AffiliationsLifeTalk Radio
OwnerLifeTalk Radio, Inc.
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://www.lifetalk.net/

History

The station began broadcasting in 1947.[1] It originally held the callsign KQEA and broadcast on 1450 kHz.[3] In 1951, the station moved to 1240 kHz.[3] In 1955, the station's callsign was changed to KQUE.[3] In 1957, the station moved to 920 kHz.[3] In 1958, the station's callsign was changed to KQEO.[3]

In the 1960s and 1970s KQEO aired a Top 40 format,[4][5] and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque.[4] In the early 1980s, the station aired an adult contemporary format,[6] and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an oldies format.[7] In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a news/talk format.[8][9] On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.[10] As KHTL, the station aired a "Hot Talk" format.[11]

LifeTalk Radio acquired the station in 2000, in a station swap with Citadel Communications, in which LifeTalk Radio received this station and $5 million in cash, in exchange for Albuquerque's AM 610.[12] On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.[10]

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999, Broadcasting & Cable, 1999. p. D-288. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. KSVA, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
  3. History Cards, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
  4. "KQEO Push on Inarts Contest", Billboard, May 6, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. Hamilton, Bob. "Albuquerque, NM", Radio Quarterly Report '76, Jan. 1-June 30, 1976. p. 279. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. "Ratings of AC, Country Continue Growing", Billboard, September 12, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. Television/Radio Age, Volume 33, Television Editorial Corporation, (1985)
  8. "Spring '92 Arbitrons", Billboard, August 15, 1992. p. 76. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  9. "Winter '94 Arbitrons", Billboard, May 14, 1994. p. 94. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  10. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
  11. Dingmann, Tracy (June 21, 1998). "Radio show fans interest in film". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via Highbeam Research.
  12. "Radio Business", Radio & Records, Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015
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