| Repeater of KVVN, Santa Clara | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Santa Clara Valley |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| Branding | KVVN AM 1430 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KVTO, KVVN | |
| History | |
First air date | September 19, 1946 (as KSJO) |
Former call signs | KSJO (1946–1960) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19531 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°21′12″N 121°52′52″W / 37.35333°N 121.88111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kvvn |
KLIV (1590 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to San Jose, California, KLIV serves San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley with a Vietnamese format simulcasting KVVN. It is one of the last independently owned stations in the Bay Area.
KLIV began broadcasting in 1946 as KSJO before becoming KLIV in 1960. The station had a top-40 format in the 1960s and changed to big band in 1981. From 1991 to 2016, KLIV had a news format before changing to classic country. In 2019, KLIV was shut down after the transmitter site was sold. The station resumed broadcasting in 2020 and was sold to Pham Radio Communication, ending over 50 years of ownership by Empire Broadcasting.
KLIV had been the flagship station for San Jose State University sports from 1946 to 1952, then 1991 until the station's closure in 2019, in addition to broadcasting Santa Clara University men's basketball games during the 2010s. KLIV was the flagship station for the San Jose Clash (later Earthquakes) from 1996 to 2016.