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| Broadcast area | Grand Island-Kearney-Hastings-Cozad-Gothenburg |
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| Frequency | 880 kHz |
| Branding | KRVN Rural Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nebraska Rural Radio Association |
| KRVN-FM,KAMI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951; 74 years ago (1951) |
Former frequencies | 1010 kHz (1951–1972) |
Call sign meaning | "Rural Voice of Nebraska" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48002 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°30′57″N99°23′47″W / 40.51583°N 99.39639°W /40.51583; -99.39639 |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | krvn.com |
KRVN (880AM) is aradio station inLexington, Nebraska, and serving most of the rural central and western part of the state.[2]
The station features agricultural news programming during the day andclassic country at night.[3]
KRVN is one of two 50,000-watt stations in Nebraska, the other beingKFAB inOmaha. It is the second-most powerful station in the state; unlike KFAB, it is not aclear-channel,Class A station, but it does operate on a clear-channel frequency, on whichWHSQ inNew York City is the dominant station. KRVN broadcasts from a four-tower antenna array located in the middle of cornfields nearHoldrege, Nebraska. KRVN is Nebraska's primary entry point station for theEmergency Alert System.
Due to its transmitter power and central Nebraska's flat land (with near-perfectground conductivity), KRVN boasts one of the largest coverage areas in the Western United States. During the day, tower #3 radiates the transmitter's full power to almost all of Nebraska's densely populated area, as well as more than half ofKansas and northeasternColorado. At night, power is fed to all four towers to provide a directional signal aimed to the west to protect WHSQ. This results in the second-largest city within its coverage area,Kearney, only getting a grade B signal; a translator at 106.9 FM is used to make up for this shortfall. Even with this arrangement, it is able to cover western Nebraska, northwestern Kansas, northeastern Colorado, and most of the Dakotas.
KRVN is a member of theNebraska Cornhuskers radio network.
The KRVN network is unique in that it is owned and operated by acooperative of farmers and ranchers, theNebraska Rural Radio Association. It was founded in 1948, opening its first station, KRVN, in 1951.[4][2] It was originally located at 1010 AM, broadcasting with 10,000 watts. In 1972, it moved to its current frequency and boosted its transmitting power to 50,000 watts; the lower dial position and stronger transmitter enabled it to serve more of central Nebraska's farmers.[5]
The NRRA launched a sister music station with a similar callsign,KRVN-FM (River 93.1), in 1962.[4]
