KELY

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KELY
Broadcast areaCentral and Northern Nevada
Frequency 1230 kHz
BrandingNevada Talk Network
Programming
Format Talk radio
Affiliations Townhall News
Vegas Golden Knights
CBS News
Ownership
OwnerEly Radio, LLC
History
First air date
July 8, 1950;75 years ago (July 8, 1950) [1]
Call sign meaning
KELY
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 55462
Class C
Power 250 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
 39°15′45″N114°51′46″W / 39.26250°N 114.86278°W / 39.26250; -114.86278
Translator 98.5 K253CJ (Ely)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kely1230.com

KELY (1230 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Ely, Nevada, United States, the station is owned and operated by Ely Radio, LLC [3] and features programming from the Genesis Communications Network and WABC (AM) through their Red Apple Audio Networks. It also broadcasts the independently syndicated programs following the locally produced Your Morning program hosted by station manager Wyatt Cox. [4] On February 7, 2022, KELY launched a translator in Ely, NV on 98.5 MHz FM with the callsign K253CJ. [5] KELY's programming was simulcast on KAVB in Hawthorne, but according to a July 1 blog post on the station's web site, that ended around July 1, 2024. [6]

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History

KELY's history dates back to June 1950 when it was launched by founders David Hanson and Dale Bradley. The station originally broadcast from the historic Hotel Nevada for over 70 years. In 1986, the station expanded to the FM dial as KCLS (FM) 101.7 under Reed Communications. [7] After several ownership changes, the KELY AM and the KCLS FM signal were split in 2005. The former KCLS license eventually moved out of the Ely area and is now part of the Canyon Media group in St. George, Utah. KELY serves as the flagship station for the Nevada Talk Network, extending its local and syndicated programming across much of rural Nevada. The station is an affiliate for the Vegas Golden Knights hockey team.

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962, page B-102
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KELY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KELY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "KELY Web Page".
  5. ↑ "New FM radio station in Ely - The Ely Times". March 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Thank you, Hawthorne". July 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "KELY 98.5 FM / 1230 AM Ely's Radio Station". White Pine Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved November 30, 2025.


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