KKVV
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KKVV
| logo =
| city = Las Vegas, Nevada
| area =
| branding = Best News Radio
| airdate = {{Start date|1990|5}}
| frequency = 1060 kHz
| translator = 100.1 K261ES (Las Vegas)
| format = Religious
| power = 5,000 watts day
43 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 36642
| coordinates = {{coord|36|9|22|N|115|15|32|W|region:US-NV_type:landmark}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Las Vegas Broadcasters, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KKVV}}
| website = {{URL|kkvv.com}}
| affiliations = SRN News
}}
KKVV (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious radio format.{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Spring 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |accessdate=2011-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }} Licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, it serves the Las Vegas area. The station is currently{{when|date=March 2019}} owned by Las Vegas Broadcasters and features programming from SRN News.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KKVV |title=KKVV Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2011-01-20}}
History
The station began broadcasting in May 1990 and primarily focused on airing brokered Christian talk and teaching programs with music.{{cite news|first=Ken|last=White|title=Stations broadcast to save souls|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=July 14, 1991|page=1J|id={{ProQuest|259810609}} }} By 1994, about six hours of each day's 14 hours of broadcasting was locally produced.{{cite news|first=John|last=Przybys|title=Electronic evangelism|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=November 14, 1994|page=1J|id={{ProQuest|259948587}} }}
To prevent interference to Los Angeles station KNX, a 50,000 watt clear-channel station on adjacent channel 1070, KKVV lowers its power significantly at sunset.
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External links
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{{Las Vegas Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Nevada}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1990
Category:1990 establishments in Nevada
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