KSVA is a Christian radio station licensed to

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, named after the original Sandia View Academy campus it was founded on, broadcasting on 920 kHz AM. The station is an owned-and-operated affiliate of LifeTalk Radio.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1947. The station's

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originally held the callsign KQEA, which was changed to KOAT on September 1, 1946; the new station initially broadcast on 1450 kHz.History Cards
fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015 In 1951, the station moved to 1240 kHz. In 1955, the station's callsign was changed to KQUE. In 1957, the station moved to 920 kHz. In 1958, the station's callsign was changed to KQEO. In the 1960s and 1970s KQEO aired a

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format,KQEO Push on Inarts Contest
, '' Billboard'', May 6, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved August 3, 2018. and was for a time the leading Top 40 station in Albuquerque. In the early 1980s, the station aired an

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format, and by the mid 1980s the station was airing an

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format. In the early and mid 1990s KQEO aired a

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format. On January 23, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KHTL.Call Sign History
fcc.gov. Accessed August 19, 2015 As KHTL, the station aired a " Hot Talk" format. LifeTalk Radio acquired the station in 2000, in a station swap with Citadel Communications, in which LifeTalk Radio received this station and $5 million in cash, in exchange for Albuquerque's AM 610.Radio Business
, '' Radio & Records'', Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015 On April 17, 2000, the station's callsign was changed to KSVA.

References

External links

KSVA Radio's websiteFCC History Cards for KSVALifeTalk Radio's website
{{Religious Radio Stations in New Mexico SVA Radio stations established in 1947 1947 establishments in New Mexico