KURV
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| City | Edinburg, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
| Branding | News Talk 710 KURV |
| Slogan | The Valley's News, Weather & Talk Station |
| Frequency | 710 (kHz) |
| Format | News Talk |
| Power |
1000 watts day 910 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner |
R Communications (MBM Texas Valley LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kurv.com |
KURV (710 AM, "Fox News 710") is a radio station, broadcasting from Edinburg, Texas, that serves the Rio Grande Valley border area.[1] Though the station's city of license is Edinburg, where its transmitter sites are, its studios are actually located along North Jackson Road in McAllen, Texas. It is owned by R Communications.[2]
History
KURV began broadcasting October 19, 1947, with 250 W power (daytime only). It was owned by J.C. Looney.[3] A sister station, KURV-FM, began broadcasting December 25, 1947, on 104.9 MHz with 1 KW effective radiated power;[4] that station is still co-owned with KURV as KJAV-FM.
References
- ↑ News Talk 710 KURV
- ↑ https://www.rcommunications.com/
- ↑ "KURV Gets Underway in Edinburg, Texas" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 17, 1947. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "New KURV-FM Edinburg, Operates Sunrise-9 p.m." (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KURV
- Radio-Locator Information on KURV
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KURV
Coordinates: 26°19′43″N 98°09′35″W / 26.32861°N 98.15972°W
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