KSVA
Radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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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 AM. The station is an owned-and-operated affiliate of LifeTalk Radio.[3]
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Broadcast area | Albuquerque metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 920 kHz |
| Branding | LifeTalk Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | LifeTalk Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | LifeTalk Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1947[1] |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Sandia View Academy |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°7′56.2″N 106°37′20.1″W |
| Translator | 104.3 K282CD (Los Lunas) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
The station began broadcasting in 1947.[1] The station's construction permit originally held the callsign KQEA, which was changed to KOAT on September 1, 1946; the new station initially broadcast on 1450 kHz.[4] In 1951, the station moved to 1240 kHz.[4] In 1955, the station's callsign was changed to KQUE as the station's original owner sold it in a fire sale to keep its recently-launched sister television station, KOAT-TV (channel 7) on the air.[5][4] In 1957, the station moved to 920 kHz.[4] In 1958, the station's callsign was changed to KQEO.[4]
In the 1960s and 1970s KQEO aired a Top 40 format,[6][7] and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque.[6] In the early 1980s, the station aired an adult contemporary format,[8] and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an oldies format.[9] In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a news/talk format.[10][11] On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.[12] As KHTL, the station aired a "Hot Talk" format.[13]
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.[14] On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.[12]