KWVE (AM)

KWVE
Simulcasting KWVE-FM San Clemente
Broadcast areaGreater Los Angeles
Frequency1110 kHz
BrandingK-Wave 107.9 FM & 1110 AM
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
KWVE-FM, KSDW
History
First air date
1942; 82 years ago (1942)
Former call signs
  • KPAS (1942–1945)
  • KXLA (1945–1959)
  • KRLA (1959–2000)
  • KSPN (2000–2003)
  • KDIS (2003–2017)
  • KRDC (2017–2023)
Call sign meaning
K-Wave
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25076
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 20,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
34°6′50″N 117°59′51″W / 34.11389°N 117.99750°W / 34.11389; -117.99750
Translator(s)99.1 K256CX (Pasadena)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekwave.com

KWVE (1110 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles as a simulcast of Christian talk and teaching station KWVE-FM. The station is operated by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, who acquired the station on September 8, 2023.[2][3][4]

KWVE transmits with 50,000 watts daytime and 20,000 watts nighttime, and uses a directional antenna at all times.[5] It broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format until late 2014 when all Radio Disney affiliates were sold except for the Los Angeles station which returned to analog transmissions.[6] KWVE is still licensed for digital (HD) operation.[7]

For 18 years, under the ownership of The Walt Disney Company, AM 1110 was the flagship station for Radio Disney, carrying the main service from 2003 to 2017 as KDIS, then Radio Disney Country from 2017 to its late 2020 shutdown as KRDC. Until September 8, 2023, KRDC had simulcast former sister station KSPN, the Los Angeles market's primary ESPN Radio affiliate, as the last station to be operated by Disney.[3][8]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWVE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KWVE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "FCC AM Query results for "KWVE"".
  6. ^ "HD Radio Guide for Los Angeles". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Station Search Details". FCC.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Radio Disney Begins Programming Shutdown". RadioInsight. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.