KARV (AM)

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KARV
KARV 101.3-610 logo.png
Frequency 610 kHz
BrandingKARV 101.3FM - 610AM
Programming
Format News/Talk
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Bobby Caldwell
  • (EAB of Russellville, LLC)
KARV-FM
History
First air date
February 25, 1947 (as 1490 KXRJ)
Call sign meaning
Arkansas River Valley [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 19827
Class B
Power 1,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°17′56″N93°9′9″W / 35.29889°N 93.15250°W / 35.29889; -93.15250
Translator(s) K226CU (93.1 MHz, Russellville)
K252FX (98.3 MHz, Dardanelle)
Links
Public license information
Website KARVRadio.com

KARV (610 kHz and 101.3 MHz) are commercial radio stations licensed to Russellville, Arkansas, United States. KARV-AM-FM are owned by Bobby Caldwell's EAB of Russellville, LLC. [3] [4] They carry a news/talk radio format, with a mix of local and national programs.

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History

Early Years on 1490 AM

On February 25, 1947, the radio station first signed on as KXRJ. [5] It was set up on the campus of Arkansas Tech University. The station operated with 250 watts on 1490 AM, and was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. The original owners were Russ Horne and Jerrell Shepherd, who were brothers-in-law. In the early 1950s, Shepherd sold his interests in the station and started a successful broadcasting company based in Moberly, Missouri. The Horne Family operated the radio station for a number of years, growing its popularity.

In 1968, the radio station changed its call sign from KXRJ to KARV, standing for the Arkansas River Valley. Station ownership moved from Russ Horne to his son Mike. The family also owned KWCK-KSER in Searcy, Arkansas. During the 1960s and 1970s, the stations were managed by L.L. "Doc" Bryan, who would go on to serve the Russellville area as a state representative, and was later the Arkansas legislature's Speaker of the House. After Bryan departed, Kermit Womack became the General Manager of the station.

Move to AM 610

In 1980, KARV made the move from 1490 AM to the more powerful frequency of 610 AM. With its low spot on the dial, KARV 610 covers a large chunk of the state of Arkansas. A new four tower directional array was built outside of Arkansas Tech's campus. The same year, Womack departed KARV to operate his own station in Rogers, Arkansas.

During the 1980s, the Horne Family operated successful radio stations in Texas, Kansas, and would later acquire KMUS and KKWK in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Later beset by financial problems, Horne sold all of his stations. In 1992, KARV was sold for $250,000 to former manager Kermit Womack. [6] In 1998, KARV signed on an FM station at 101.3 FM, licensed to Ola, Arkansas. In 2001, the Womack Family signed on 105.5 KYEL in Danville.

Personalities

In 1998, longtime personalities Johnny Story and Tom Kamerling, along with several key sales and administrative employees, moved to the River Valley Radio group consisting of KCJC, KWKK, KCAB, and KVLD.

In 2016, the three stations were sold to EAB of Russellville, LLC, owners of the four competing radio stations. Much of the news/talk programming airing on former competitor KCAB-AM is now airing on KARV as of November 2016.

A number of notable broadcasters worked at KARV through the years including:

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KARV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KARV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "KARV Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 77
  6. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-28
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