KSVA

KSVA

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Albuquerque metropolitan area
Frequency	920 AM 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	KQEA (1946) KOAT (1947–1955) KQUE (1955–1958) KQEO (1958–1995) KHTL (1995–2000)
Former frequencies	1450 (1947–1951) 1240 (1951–1957)
Call sign meaning	Sandia View Academy
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11230
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 130 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°07′56″N 106°37′18″W
Translator(s)	K282CD (104.3 MHz, Los Lunas)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.lifetalk.net/

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 kHz AM. The station is an owned-and-operated affiliate of LifeTalk Radio.[3]

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.[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,[5][6] and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque.[5] In the early 1980s, the station aired an adult contemporary format,[7] and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an oldies format.[8] In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a news/talk format.[9][10] On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.[11] As KHTL, the station aired a "Hot Talk" format.[12]

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.[13] On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.[11]

References

1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999, Broadcasting & Cable, 1999. p. D-288. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KSVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. KSVA, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
4. History Cards, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
5. "KQEO Push on Inarts Contest", Billboard, May 6, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
6. Hamilton, Bob. "Albuquerque, NM Archived 2015-08-27 at Archive-It", Radio Quarterly Report '76, Jan. 1-June 30, 1976. p. 279. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
7. "Ratings of AC, Country Continue Growing", Billboard, September 12, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
8. Television/Radio Age, Volume 33, Television Editorial Corporation, (1985)
9. "Spring '92 Arbitrons", Billboard, August 15, 1992. p. 76. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
10. "Winter '94 Arbitrons", Billboard, May 14, 1994. p. 94. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
11. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
12. Dingmann, Tracy (June 21, 1998). "Radio show fans interest in film". Albuquerque Journal.
13. "Radio Business", Radio & Records, Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015

External links

• KSVA Radio's website
• FCC History Cards for KSVA
• LifeTalk Radio's website
• Facility details for Facility ID 11230 (KSVA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KSVA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database