KPYV ( AM 1340) is a

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based in

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and licensed to

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, United States. The station is owned by the

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, through licensee Radio Santisimo Sacramento, Inc. The station used to be an affiliate of

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and

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. On September 24, 2013, the then-KEWE changed its format to adult alternative. In 2014 it changed to Spanish Catholic.

History

The station went on the air with the call sign KAOR. It was assigned the call letters KORV on April 4, 1973, then KJAZ on October 1, 1996. On May 17, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KEWE, and again to KNTF on September 27, 2013. On June 3, 2014, the station changed its call sign to the current KPYV.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KPYV
PYV Radio stations established in 1996 PYV {{California-radio-station-stub