KRVA (AM)
Daytime) 930 watts (Nighttime) | |
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KRVA (1600
By day it is powered at 25,000 watts. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1600 AM, it reduces power to 930 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is on Woodvista Court in the Piedmont neighborhood of Southeast Dallas.[1]
History
This station started their broadcasting activities on
About 7 months later, the station was revived by Spanish Radio Pioneer Marcos Rodriguez Sr., father of
There was also a period, including summer and autumn of 2005, during which 1600 am broadcast an Asian format (including Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English languages), with music, talk, games and advertising relating to the Asian community in the D/FW area.
In November 2006, Entravision sold KRVA to
It was announced on October 21, 2011, that Mortenson Broadcasting will be selling three of its sister stations and (2 AM and 1 FM translator) to
Pacificstar Media sold the station to Lrad Media, LLC for $1.9 million; the transaction was consummated on March 17, 2014.
1981 possession incident
During the morning hours on October 29, 1981, KXVI went off the air for 45 minutes after a paddle-welding man from Dallas began commandeering the building and said that he was taken possession for Satan. After replying to the man that this is a gospel station, the man told the manager to "get out of here because this is Satan's station." He started to beat up the manager, was later caught by Plano Police, and was taken to Collin County's Memorial Hospital after being beaten up by the manager.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KRVA-AM
- ^ Salem grows in Dallas as Mortenson spins again Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (released October 21, 2011)
External links
- Station website
- DFW Radio/TV History
- DFW Radio Archives
- KRVA in the FCC AM station database
- KRVA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database