WKDV (AM)

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WKDV
Broadcast area Northern Virginia
Frequency 1460 kHz
BrandingLa Ley WKDV
Programming
Format Regional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerMetro Radio, Inc.
WTNT
History
First air date
October 1, 1957(67 years ago) (1957-10-01) [1]
Former call signs
WPRW (1957–1993) [2]
Call sign meaning
Kids Virginia
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 8672
Class D
Power 500 watts day
60 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 38°51′18″N77°22′27″W / 38.85500°N 77.37417°W / 38.85500; -77.37417
Links
Public license information
Website somoslaley.com

WKDV is a Regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Chantilly, Virginia, serving Northern Virginia. [4] WKDV is owned and operated by Metro Radio, Inc. [5]

Contents

The station was silent for most of the period from December 2020 to March 2022, after the 11-acre site in Manassas which had hosted the broadcast towers since the 1960s was sold. [6] It has since moved to a new tower in Fair Lakes, Virginia. [5]

Former format

In the 1990s, the station was a Radio AAHS affiliate, which played children's music. [7]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WKDV is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W249DX97.7 FM Reston, Virginia 20205650110  m (361  ft)D LMS

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-567. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKDV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "WKDV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Radio AAHS Affiliates" - Radio AAHS Magazine. Radio AAHS. January–February 1996. p. 58.
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