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KAVP (1450 AM, "ESPN 1450") is a radio station licensed to serve Colona, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Western Slope Communications and the
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is held by WS Communications, LLC. KAVP broadcasts a
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format as an affiliate of
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.


History

This station received its original
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from the
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on April 15,
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
. The new station was assigned the KAVP
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by the FCC on June 13, 1997. After multiple extensions, KAVP finally received its license to cover from the FCC on April 21, 2003.


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Western Slope Communications
* * AVP ESPN Radio stations Radio stations established in 2001 Ouray County, Colorado 2001 establishments in Colorado {{Colorado-radio-station-stub