KVON
Broadcast area | Napa County/Sonoma County |
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Frequency | 1440 kHz |
Branding | Mega Mix 1440/96.9 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Format | Spanish AC |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KVYN | |
History | |
First air date | November 17, 1947 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 74430 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°15′45.00″N 122°16′56.00″W / 38.2625000°N 122.2822222°W |
Translator(s) | 96.9 K245DK (Napa) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kvon.com |
KVON (1440
By day, KVON's transmitter broadcasts a 5,000-watt signal. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1440 AM, the station reduces transmitter power to 1,000 watts. The station uses a directional antenna pattern at all times utilizing a 4-tower array during daytime and 3-tower array during nighttime operations.[1] The station's transmitter and antenna array are located at a site south of the Napa, California, adjacent to the Napa River. The station also simulcasts on the FM band on 96.9 MHz with 12 watts from an antenna that is co-located on a site it shares with KVYN near Yountville, California.
History
On November 17, 1947, KVON first
In May 2017 an announcement was made that the station along with KVYN had been sold by Wine Country Broadcasting to Wine Down Media for $425,000. The transaction was consummated on August 1, 2017.[6]
On December 14, 2021, KVON announced that it would flip to Spanish language programming on January 3, 2022, and some previous programming elements would move to sister station
Previous logo
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KVON
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-23. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Sestito, Maria (December 1, 2015). "Former radio station owner dies at age 94". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ "Thomas L. Young". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Huffman, Jennifer (May 14, 2017). "New owners for Napa radio stations KVYN/KVON". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "KVON Relaunches As MegaMix". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ Yune, Howard (January 15, 2022). "New format, new mission: KVON radio lifts Spanish language to the Napa Valley airwaves". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "K245DK-FX". radio-locator. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KVON
- KVON in the FCC AM station database
- KVON in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K245DK in the FCC FM station database
- K245DK at FCCdata.org