| Broadcast area | Portland Metropolitan Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent (was Brokered Foreign language) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Intelli LLC |
| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1963 (as KGAR) |
Former call signs | KGAR (1963–1981) KVAN (1981–1989) KMJK (1989–1991) KVAN (1991–2003) KKAD (2003–2011)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69812 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 12,000 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°38′47″N 122°30′51″W / 45.64639°N 122.51417°W |
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Public license information | |
KKOV (1550 kHz) is a silent AM radio station licensed to Vancouver, Washington, United States, and serving the Portland metropolitan area. The station is owned by Intelli LLC. Studios and offices are on Southeast Lake Road in Portland and the transmitter is in the Parkway East neighborhood of Vancouver, Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland. The station had aired a radio format of brokered ethnic and foreign language programming.
KKOV operates in the daytime with 50,000 watts non-directional, the highest power permitted by the Federal Communications Commission. As 1550 kHz is a Canadian clear channel frequency, at night, the station must reduce power to 12,000 watts and use a directional antenna pattern to protect CBEF Windsor, Ontario, the Class A station on the frequency.
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