KTWV

KTWV
Los Angeles, California;
Broadcast area	Greater Los Angeles
Frequency	94.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	94.7 The Wave
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Rhythmic adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD3: Persian-language programming
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	KCBS-FM; KFRG; KNX; KNX-FM; KROQ-FM; KRTH; KXFG;
History
First air date	September 1948; (76 years ago)
Former call signs	KFMV (1948–52); KFWB-FM (1952–56); KRHM (1956–65); KLAC-FM (1965–66); KMET (1966–87); KTWV-FM (1987);
Call sign meaning	"The Wave"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25437
Class	B
ERP	58,000 watts
HAAT	863.0 meters (2,831.4 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°13′30″N 118°03′50″W / 34.225°N 118.064°W
Translator(s)	96.7 K244AM (China Lake)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/947thewave; radiohamrah.com (HD3);

KTWV (94.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, and broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs a rhythmic adult contemporary radio format. KTWV has studios on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles. As "94.7 The Wave," the station was known for pioneering the smooth jazz radio format in the late 1980s.

KTWV has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 58,000 watts. The transmitter is shared with former sister station KTTV, and is on Mount Wilson.^[2] KTWV broadcasts using HD Radio technology, with a rhythmic contemporary format formerly on its HD2 digital subchannel and Persian-language programming currently on its HD3 subchannel.