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| Broadcast area | Reno metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 630kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 630 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Reno Aces San Francisco 49ers |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 13, 1928; 97 years ago (1928-09-13) (as KOH) |
Former call signs | KOH (1928–1994) KRCV (1994–1995) KNRC (1995–1996) KHIT (1996–1998) KPTT (1998–2005) |
Call sign meaning | K PLaY |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50304 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′25″N119°50′48″W / 39.57361°N 119.84667°W /39.57361; -119.84667 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sportsreno.com |
KPLY (630kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toReno, Nevada. It is owned byLotus Communications and features asports radioformat.[2] Its studios are on Plumb Lane in South Reno.
By day, KPLY transmits 5,000wattsnon-directional. To protect other stations on630 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses adirectional antenna with a two-tower array. Thetransmitter is off Hoge Road in Northeast Reno.[3]
KPLY mostly carries programs fromFox Sports Radio, includingThe Dan Patrick Show,The Herd with Colin Cowherd andThe Doug Gottlieb Show.
KPLY is the radio home for theReno AcesPacific Coast League baseball team. It also carriesSan Francisco 49ersNFL broadcasts.
The stationsigned on the air on September 13, 1928; 97 years ago (1928-09-13).[4] Its originalcall sign was KOH, the oldest radio station in Nevada. It was the last "new station" in the United States to receive a three-letter call sign.[5] In the 1930s, KOH broadcast on 1380kilocycles with 500 watts. It was owned by a company called "The Bee, Incorporated." The offices and studios were at 440 North Virginia Avenue. KOH was anaffiliate of theCBS Radio Network. It carried CBS dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio."
The station continued to use the callsign KOH until March 10, 1994 (March 18, 1994, according to FCC records). In 1994, as part of a complex realignment of stations in the Reno area, the KOH intellectual unit moved to 780 AM under the callsignKKOH, while 630 AM changed its call sign to KRCV. The 780 station couldn't use KOH's three-letter call sign because it wasn't KOH's original owner. So an extra K was added at the beginning but is only said during the hourlystation identification.
On March 16, 2005, the station switched to the current KPLY.[6] The call letters stand for the word "play" as in playing sports.
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