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The station began broadcasting in 1947.<ref name="BCYearbook1999"/> 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&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="FCCCards">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=44168 History Cards], fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015</ref> In 1951, the station moved to 1240&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="FCCCards"/> In 1955, the station's callsign was changed to KQUE.<ref name="FCCCards"/> In 1957, the station moved to 920&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="FCCCards"/> In 1958, the station's callsign was changed to KQEO.<ref name="FCCCards"/>
The station began broadcasting in 1947.<ref name="BCYearbook1999"/> 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&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="FCCCards">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=44168 History Cards], fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015</ref> In 1951, the station moved to 1240&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="FCCCards"/> In 1955, the station's callsign was changed to KQUE.<ref name="FCCCards"/> In 1957, the station moved to 920&nbsp;kHz.<ref name="FCCCards"/> In 1958, the station's callsign was changed to KQEO.<ref name="FCCCards"/>


In the 1960s and 1970s KQEO aired a [[Top 40]] format,<ref name="Billboard67">"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-05-06.pdf KQEO Push on Inarts Contest]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', May 6, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref><ref>Hamilton, Bob. "[http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Tip-Sheets/Hamilton/Hamilton's-Radio-Quarterly-76.pdf Albuquerque, NM] {{Webarchive|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150827221310/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Tip-Sheets/Hamilton/Hamilton's-Radio-Quarterly-76.pdf |date=2015-08-27 }}", ''Radio Quarterly Report '76'', Jan. 1-June 30, 1976. p. 279. Retrieved June 11, 2018.</ref> and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque.<ref name="Billboard67"/> In the early 1980s, the station aired an [[adult contemporary]] format,<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1981/BB-1981-09-12.pdf Ratings of AC, Country Continue Growing]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', September 12, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an [[oldies]] format.<ref>Television/Radio Age, Volume 33, ''Television Editorial Corporation'', (1985)</ref> In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a [[news/talk]] format.<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-08-15.pdf Spring '92 Arbitrons]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', August 15, 1992. p. 76. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref><ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-05-14.pdf Winter '94 Arbitrons]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', May 14, 1994. p. 94. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.<ref name="CallSign">[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=11230&Callsign=KSVA Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015</ref> As KHTL, the station aired a "[[Hot Talk]]" format.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dingmann|first=Tracy|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2872/article-1G1-107580141/radio-show-fans-interest-film|title=Radio show fans interest in film|date=June 21, 1998|newspaper=[[Albuquerque Journal]]|via=[[Highbeam Research]]|url-access=subscription |accessdate=August 19, 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In the 1960s and 1970s KQEO aired a [[Top 40]] format,<ref name="Billboard67">"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-05-06.pdf KQEO Push on Inarts Contest]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', May 6, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref><ref>Hamilton, Bob. "[http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Tip-Sheets/Hamilton/Hamilton's-Radio-Quarterly-76.pdf Albuquerque, NM] {{Webarchive|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150827221310/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Tip-Sheets/Hamilton/Hamilton's-Radio-Quarterly-76.pdf |date=2015-08-27 }}", ''Radio Quarterly Report '76'', Jan. 1-June 30, 1976. p. 279. Retrieved June 11, 2018.</ref> and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque.<ref name="Billboard67"/> In the early 1980s, the station aired an [[adult contemporary]] format,<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1981/BB-1981-09-12.pdf Ratings of AC, Country Continue Growing]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', September 12, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an [[oldies]] format.<ref>Television/Radio Age, Volume 33, ''Television Editorial Corporation'', (1985)</ref> In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a [[news/talk]] format.<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-08-15.pdf Spring '92 Arbitrons]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', August 15, 1992. p. 76. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref><ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-05-14.pdf Winter '94 Arbitrons]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', May 14, 1994. p. 94. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.<ref name="CallSign">[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=11230&Callsign=KSVA Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015</ref> As KHTL, the station aired a "[[Hot Talk]]" format.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dingmann|first=Tracy|url=|title=Radio show fans interest in film|date=June 21, 1998|newspaper=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |accessdate=}}</ref>


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 [[KNML|AM 610]].<ref>"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-01-07.pdf Radio Business]", ''[[Radio & Records]]'', Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015</ref> On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.<ref name="CallSign"/>
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 [[KNML|AM 610]].<ref>"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-01-07.pdf Radio Business]", ''[[Radio & Records]]'', Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015</ref> On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.<ref name="CallSign"/>

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KSVA
Broadcast areaAlbuquerque metropolitan area
Frequency920 AM kHz
BrandingLifeTalk Radio
Programming
FormatChristian radio
AffiliationsLifeTalk Radio
Ownership
OwnerLifeTalk 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
Facility ID11230
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
130 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°07′56″N 106°37′18″W / 35.13222°N 106.62167°W / 35.13222; -106.62167
Translator(s)K282CD (104.3 MHz, Los Lunas)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://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.[2]

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.[3] In 1951, the station moved to 1240 kHz.[3] In 1955, the station's callsign was changed to KQUE.[3] In 1957, the station moved to 920 kHz.[3] In 1958, the station's callsign was changed to KQEO.[3]

In the 1960s and 1970s KQEO aired a Top 40 format,[4][5] and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque.[4] In the early 1980s, the station aired an adult contemporary format,[6] and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an oldies format.[7] In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a news/talk format.[8][9] On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.[10] As KHTL, the station aired a "Hot Talk" format.[11]

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.[12] On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999, Broadcasting & Cable, 1999. p. D-288. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. ^ KSVA, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
  3. ^ a b c d e History Cards, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
  4. ^ a b "KQEO Push on Inarts Contest", Billboard, May 6, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Ratings of AC, Country Continue Growing", Billboard, September 12, 1981. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Television/Radio Age, Volume 33, Television Editorial Corporation, (1985)
  8. ^ "Spring '92 Arbitrons", Billboard, August 15, 1992. p. 76. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Winter '94 Arbitrons", Billboard, May 14, 1994. p. 94. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015
  11. ^ Dingmann, Tracy (June 21, 1998). "Radio show fans interest in film". Albuquerque Journal.
  12. ^ "Radio Business", Radio & Records, Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015
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