KVVA-FM
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Branding | La Suavecita 106.7/107.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish adult hits |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBMB, KDVA, KLNZ | |
History | |
First air date | July 1, 1973 |
Former call signs | KSTM (1973–1987) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 1331 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 17,000 watts |
HAAT | 124 meters (407 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°26′44″N 111°37′21″W / 33.44556°N 111.62250°W |
Repeater(s) | 106.7 KDVA (Buckeye) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | radiolasuavecita.com/phoenix |
KVVA-FM (107.1
KVVA-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,000 watts as a Class C3 station. The transmitter is off North Crismon Road in Mesa.[2]
History
KSTM and KVVA-FM
The station
Two years after buying KSTM, Beta acquired KIFN 860 AM, Phoenix's heritage Spanish-language station, and relaunched it as
Romántica, Estrella, Jose, Suavecita
Beta went bankrupt in 1996, and the AM and FM stations were auctioned separately. KVVA-FM was sold to Z-Spanish Radio Network.[7] Four years later, Entravision acquired KVVA-FM and KMJK (now KDVA) and combined the two into a simulcast for its "Radio Romántica" format. In 2005, the stations were changed to "Super Estrella," as part of the Super Estrella Network programmed by Edgar Pineda from Los Angeles. In September 2008, the simulcast switched to "Jose FM," a Spanish adult hits format. The current "La Suavecita" format was instituted in 2018.
In July 2020, after years of filings involving a nearby FM allotment to Aguila, Entravision was approved to move KVVA-FM's city of license from Apache Junction to Sun Lakes, in order to relocate the transmitter from Apache Junction to South Mountain and become a market-wide signal. Its simulcast partner, 106.9 KDVA, moved to 106.7 MHz in late October of 2023.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KVVA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KVVA
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 page C-8, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ FCC History Cards for KVVA-FM
- ^ Wilkinson, Bud. "FM rock station raises KDKB's ire". The Arizona Republic. p. B12. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Wilkinson, Bud (15 June 1987). "Rock outlet KSTM replaced with bilingual KVVA-FM". The Arizona Republic. p. B12. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Van Dyke, Charlie (August 10, 1996). "'Class' morning guys lose jobs as KNIX sends in a new team". Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
External links
- KVVA in the FCC FM station database
- KVVA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database