KCNV

{{short description|Classical music public radio station in Las Vegas}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = KCNV

| city = Las Vegas, Nevada

| country = US

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| area = Las Vegas area

| frequency = {{Frequency|89.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}

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| branding = Classical 89.7

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| format = Classical music (Public Radio)

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| affiliations = {{ubl

| American Public Media

| National Public Radio

| Public Radio International

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| owner = Nevada Public Radio

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| sister_stations = KLKR, KLNR, KNPR, KTPH, KVNV, KWPR

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| airdate = 1982

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| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 48348

| class = C2

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| erp = 550 watts{{cite web |title=FM Query Results, KCNV |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCNV |website=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=5 September 2018}}

| haat = {{Convert|1122|m|ft|sp=us}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|35|57|57|N|115|30|3|W|region:US-NV_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| webcast = {{Listen live|url=https://knpr.org}}

| website = {{URL|https://knpr.org}}

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KCNV (89.7 FM) is a listener-supported public radio station with a classical music format. It is a part of Nevada Public Radio and features programming from American Public Media, National Public Radio and Public Radio International.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCNV |title=KCNV Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} KCNV airs nationally syndicated shows in the evening and on weekends, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. The NPR program From the Top, showcases young classical musicians. Pipedreams features organ music. Sunday Baroque, produced by WSHU-FM in Connecticut, features music composed in and around the Baroque era.

KCNV has an effective radiated power of 550 watts.{{cite web |title=FM Query Results |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCNV |website=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=5 September 2018}} KCNV's signal in the Las Vegas Valley is substantially weaker than that of its sister station 88.9 KNPR, which broadcasts at 22,000 watts. KCNV's transmitter is near Potosi Mountain, off Potosi Mountain Road, amid the towers for other Las Vegas FM and TV stations in Clark County.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Kcnv&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KCNV]