KVON
| City | Napa, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Napa County/Sonoma County |
| Slogan | "The Voice of Napa County Sports" |
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| First air date | November 17, 1947 |
| Format | sports radio |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 74430 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°15′45.00″N 122°16′56.00″W / 38.2625000°N 122.2822222°W |
| Affiliations |
Fox Sports Radio Premiere Radio Networks |
| Owner | Wine Country Broadcasting Company |
| Sister stations | KVYN |
| Webcast | AM Listen Live |
| Website | kvon.com |
KVON (1440 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Napa, California, it serves the Napa County/Sonoma County region of Northern California. The station is owned by Wine Country Broadcasting Company and features programming provided by Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Networks.
The station carries nationally syndicated shows from Dan Patrick and Jay Mohr. Some non-sports talk programming is heard in late mornings.
History
On November 17, 1947, KVON first signed on.[1] Originally it broadcast with 500 watts of power around the clock, before getting a power increase.[2] The station was owned by Thomas L. Young from 1971 to 1996. During Young's ownership, he founded sister station KVYN which went on the air in 1975. [3][4]
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-23
- ↑ "Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ Sestito, Maria (December 1, 2015). "Former radio station owner dies at age 94". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Thomas L. Young". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KVON
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KVON
- Radio-Locator Information on KVON
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KVON