KVEN

KVEN
Port Hueneme, California; United States;
Broadcast area	Ventura County, California
Frequency	1520 kHz
Branding	La Voz 1520 & 96.3
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Talk/sports
Affiliations	TUDN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Gold Coast Broadcasting; (Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC);
Sister stations	KCAQ, KFYV, KOCP, KUNX, KVTA
History
First air date	July 1958 (as KACY)
Former call signs	KYNE (1957–1958, not used on air); KACY (1958–1984); KTRO (1984–1999); KVTA (1999–2013); KUNX (2013–2015) ; KKZZ (2015–2022)
Call sign meaning	"Ventura"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25091
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	34°10′2″N 119°8′2″W / 34.16722°N 119.13389°W
Translator(s)	96.3 K242CW (Oxnard)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lavoz1520.com

KVEN (1520 AM, "La Voz 1520 AM & 96.3 FM") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Port Hueneme, California and serves the Ventura County area. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and broadcasts a Spanish-language talk/sports format.

By day, KVEN has a power of 10,000 watts. With a good radio, it can be heard up and down the Pacific Coast of California, from San Diego to Santa Barbara. Because AM 1520 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KOKC in Oklahoma City and WWKB in Buffalo, New York, KVEN drops its power at night to 1,000 watts to reduce interference. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off East Pleasant Valley Road at Dodge Road in Oxnard.^[2] It is also heard on 130 watt FM translator K242CW at 96.3 MHz in Oxnard.^[3]