KKVV (1060 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

, United States, it serves the Las Vegas area. The station is currently owned by Las Vegas Broadcasters and features programming from Salem Communications.

History

The station began broadcasting in May 1990 and primarily focused on airing brokered Christian talk and teaching programs with music. By 1994, about six hours of each day's 14 hours of broadcasting was locally produced. To prevent interference to Los Angeles station

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, a 50,000

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clear-channel station on adjacent channel

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, KKVV lowers its power significantly at sunset.

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