KVSH (940 AM, "Heart City Radio") is a

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licensed to serve

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, United States. The station, established in 1961, is currently owned by the Heart City Radio Company.

Programming

KVSH broadcasts a

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format including news, talk, and

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. In addition to its regular programming, this station also broadcasts University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football games as an affiliate of the Husker Sports Network.

History

This station began broadcasting on March 5, 1961, with 500

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s of power on a frequency of 940 kHz. The Valentine Broadcasting Company, owned by the Huse Publishing Company as part of a four-station group of radio stations across Nebraska, initially broadcast from studios in the Marian Hotel. The station was assigned the KVSH

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by the

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. By 1963, KVSH was authorized to increase its signal power to 5,000 watts but was still restricted to

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operation. The Valentine Broadcasting Company sold KVSH to the Beef Country Company in a transaction that was consummated in October 1971. In March 1990, the Beef Country Company announced an agreement to sell this station to the Heart City Radio Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 21, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on June 6, 1990.

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* {{AM station data, 26612, KVSH VSH Country radio stations in the United States News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1961 Cherry County, Nebraska Full service radio stations in the United States