KVIN
| |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KLOK, KIID, KOBO, KWRU, KLHC, KCVR | |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1963 (as KLOC) |
Former call signs | KLOC (1963–2003) |
Call sign meaning | The Vine (previous format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 12062 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 500 watts days 2,500 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°35′49″N 121°4′15″W / 37.59694°N 121.07083°W (day) 37°37′55″N 120°45′6″W / 37.63194°N 120.75167°W (night) |
| Translator(s) | 92.3 K222BX (Modesto) 107.1 K296HL (Manteca) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | punjabiradiousa.com |
KVIN (920
Punjabi Language
.
KVIN has two
FM translator stations rebroadcasting its programming: 92.3 K222BX in Modesto and 107.1 K296HL in Manteca. KVIN is one of few AM radio stations that increases its power at night. By day, KVIN runs at 500 watts but at sunset, power increases to 2,500 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The daytime transmitter is off Iowa Avenue in Riverdale Park and the nighttime transmitter is off Hickman Road in Hickman.[1]
History
The station first
daytimer
, required to go off the air from sunset to sunrise. Reflecting its owner, KLOC played only Country and Western music.
The station was acquired by Threshold Communications in 2001 for $400,000.Westwood One's "America's Best Music" until December 2013.
On November 10, 2022, Threshold Communications, licensee of KVIN, 920 AM, Ceres California; K222BX, 92.3 FM, Modesto, California; and K296HL, 107.1 FM Manteca, California, filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission for consent to assign the stations to Punjabi American Media, LLC.
The sale to Punjabi American Media was consummated on April 28, 2023.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KVIN
- ^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1964 page B-14
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-82
External links
- KVIN in the FCC AM station database
- KVIN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K222BX in the FCC FM station database
- K222BX at FCCdata.org
- K296HL in the FCC FM station database
- K296HL at FCCdata.org
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