| Broadcast area | Anchorage metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1020kHz |
| Branding | Valley News Talk 1020 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk Radio |
| Network | Townhall Radio News |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAFC,KATB,KCFT-CD | |
| History | |
Former call signs | KCFA (1985–1992) KFFR (1992–1997) KAXX (1997–2008) KABA (2008–2009) KOAN (2009–2013) |
Call sign meaning | K ValleyNewsTalk |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53491 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 10,000watts |
| Translators | 92.5 K223BJ (Eagle River) 104.5 K283AZ (Anchorage) 105.3 K287CL (Eagle River) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1020kvnt.com |
KVNT (1020AM) is acommercialradio station inEagle River, Alaska, broadcasting to theAnchorage metropolitan area. It airs atalk radioformat and is owned by CBI Media Group. Its studios are located on Business Park Boulevard in Anchorage.
KVNT is a "Class A" AM station. It is powered at 10,000watts, using anon-directional antenna. Thetransmitter is on Hazel Avenue inWasilla.[2] Programming is also heard on threeFM translators: 92.5MHz, 104.5 MHz and 105.3 MHz.[3]
Weekdays begin with a two-hour local news and interview show hosted by Tom Anderson. Much of the rest of the schedule isnationally syndicatedconservative talk shows. Programs includeThe Hugh Hewitt Show,The Mike Gallagher Show,The Charlie Kirk Show,The Lars Larson Show, America at Night with Rich Valdés andRed Eye Radio.
Weekends include shows fromEric Metaxas,Sebastian Gorka andHollywood 360, as well as repeats of weekday programs. Most hours begin with an update fromTownhall Radio News.
The stationsigned on the air in March 1986; 39 years ago (1986-03).[4] Its originalcall sign was KCFA. It was powered at 10,000 watts by day but had to drop its power at sunset to 2,500 watts to avoid interference to 50,000-wattclear channel stationKDKA inPittsburgh. (Today, both KDKA and KVNT are Class A stations and KVNT no longer must reduce its power at night.)
In its early years, KCFA was aChristian radio station, broadcasting talk and teaching shows from noted Christian leaders. In 1997, the call letters switched to KAXX. It was asimulcast ofKLEF 98.1 FM until February 12, 2007.
In 2007, KAXX's owner died. The FCC granted the estate of the licensee permission to remainsilent for 6 months. It received aspecial temporary authority (STA) to stay off the air. KAXX needed to work out the details of transferring the license to another party.[1]. If the station stayed silent for a period of 12 months, the license was to expire as a matter of law.[2]
KAXX returned to the air January 19, 2008. The station then began airing a business news format. KAXX changed its call letters to KABA on March 28, 2008. The license was transferred to Alaska Integrated Media of Anchorage, Alaska.
The station once again wentdark for several months on September 15, 2008. This time it was due to transmitter failure.[5] The station changed its call letters to KOAN on June 9, 2009. The KOAN call letters were previously used on channel 6 in Anchorage (alow-power station operating as an 87.7 FM station), which took theKABA call letters and business format.
KOAN returned to the airwaves in December 2010 under the monikerFOX News Talk 1020. The station used a mix of local talent from formerprogressive talk sister stationKUDO andFox News Talk personalities in other dayparts.[6]
On November 20, 2013, KOAN changed its call letters to KVNT and rebranded asValley News Talk 1020. It dropped its affiliation with Fox and began airing programs from theSalem Radio Network andWestwood One. It also began carrying news fromTownhall, owned bySalem Media.
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