KVTA
Radio station in Ventura, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the airport near Newark, Ohio, assigned ICAO code KVTA, see Newark-Heath Airport. For a history of the 1520 signal in the Ventura-Oxnard metro, on which KVTA broadcast on until March 2013, see KVEN.
KVTA (1590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Ventura, California, and serves Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and airs a talk radio format.
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Broadcast area | Ventura County Santa Barbara County |
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Frequency | 1590 kHz |
Branding | News Talk 1590 KVTA |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Network | Fox News Radio |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
Ownership | |
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KCAQ, KFYV, KOCP, KUNX, KVEN | |
History | |
First air date | June 1, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-06-01) |
Former call signs | KUDU (1947–1973) KBBQ (1973–1985) KOGO (1985–1993) KBBY (1993–1994) KAHS (1994–1995) KXSP (1995–1998) KXFS (1998) KUNX (1998–2004) KKOM (2004) KKZZ (2004–2008) KUNX (2008–2013) |
Call sign meaning | Ventura |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 7746 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°14′13″N 119°12′9″W |
Translator(s) | 97.9 K250BV (Ventura) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kvta.com |
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KVTA broadcasts with 5,000 watts from its transmitter near the Santa Clara River off the Ventura Freeway at South Victoria Avenue.[2] It uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 1590 AM. It is also heard on 170 watt FM translator K250BV at 97.9 MHz.