KIVA (AM)

For the Albuquerque, New Mexico, radio station that held the call sign KIVA at 1550 AM from 2009 to 2012, see KQNM.
KIVA
Broadcast areaAlbuquerque metropolitan area
Frequency1600 kHz
BrandingAM 1600 KIVA
Programming
FormatTalk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Edward Aragon
  • (Rock of Talk LLC)
History
First air date
June 6, 1956 (1956-06-06)
Former call signs
  • KHAM (1956–1961)
  • KRAZ (1961–1962)
  • KRZY (1962–1964)
  • KLOS (1964–1968)
  • KZIA (1968–1988)
  • KNUS (1988–1989)
  • KZKL (1989–1993)
  • KRLL (1993–1995)
  • KNOS (1995–1996)
  • KZKL (1996–1997)
  • KDZZ (1997–1999)
  • KIVA (1999–2002)
  • KANM (2002–2005)
  • KRKE (2005–2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65257
ClassD
Power
  • 10,000 watts (day)
  • 175 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
35°03′04″N 106°38′34″W / 35.05111°N 106.64278°W / 35.05111; -106.64278
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteRockoftalk.square.site

KIVA (1600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is owned by the Rock of Talk LLC and airs a talk radio format. Studios and offices are located at 2309 Renard Place Southeast, near the Albuquerque International Sunport.[2]

KIVA broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day. To protect other stations on 1600 AM at night, it reduces power to 175 watts. The transmitter tower is on Arno Street, near Interstate 25, about a mile from the studios.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KIVA-AM 1600 kHz – Albuquerque, NM".