KPLY (630 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States, the station serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.[2] Its studios are located on Plumb Lane in South Reno, and its transmitter is located in Northeast Reno.
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Broadcast area | Reno, Nevada |
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Frequency | 630 kHz |
Branding | Fox Sports 630 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Reno Aces San Francisco 49ers |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1928 (as KOH) |
Former call signs | KOH (1928–1994) KRCV (1994–1995) KNRC (1995–1996) KHIT (1996–1998) KPTT (1998–2005) |
Call sign meaning | K PLaY |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 50304 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′25″N 119°50′48″W / 39.57361°N 119.84667°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | sportsreno.com |
History
editThe station went on the air as KOH on 1928-09-13, and is the oldest radio station in Nevada. It was the last "new station" in the United States to receive a three-letter callsign.[3] KOH retained this call until 1994-03-10 (1994-03-18, by FCC records). In 1994, as part of a complex realignment of stations in the Reno area, the KOH intellectual unit moved to 780 AM under the calls KKOH, while 630 AM changed its calls to KRCV. On 1995-12-08, the station changed its call sign to KNRC, on 1996-02-19 to KHIT. On 1998-11-17 the station changed to KPTT, on 2005-03-16 to the current KPLY.[4]
KPLY is the Reno radio partner for the San Francisco 49ers.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPLY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KPLY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Archive of KKOH station history page
- ^ "KPLY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers".
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 50304 (KPLY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KPLY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KPLY