| City of license | KHOT: Paradise Valley, Arizona KHOV-FM: Wickenburg, Arizona |
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| Broadcast area | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Branding | "La Nueva 105.9" |
| Frequency | KHOT: 105.9 MHz KHOV-FM: 105.3 MHz |
| First air date | KHOT: 1996 KHOV-FM: 1990 |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| ERP | KHOT: 36,000 watts KHOV-FM: 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | KHOT: 176 meters KHOV-FM: 416 meters |
| Class | KHOT: C2 KHOV-FM: A |
| Facility ID | KHOT: 59422 KHOV-FM: 29021 |
| Callsign meaning | HOT (In reference to former Rhythmic Oldies format and the extreme weather climate in the Phoenix area) |
| Owner | Univision |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Radio La Nueva's website |
KHOT-FM (105.9 MHz; 36 kW) in Paradise Valley (repeated on 7 kW on-channel booster KHOT-FM1 Glendale) and KHOV-FM (105.3 MHz; 6 kW) in Wickenburg, both in Arizona, are a pair of Regional Mexican outlets serving the Phoenix area. The simulcasts, both owned by Univision, operate under the moniker "La Nueva 105.9".
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KHOT signed on the air in July, 1996 programming a Country Music format known as "Young Buck Country", before the station was on the air, the call letters were KXLL. The call letters were changed shortly after their sign on date to KBUQ to complement their "Young Buck Country" branding.
On October, 10 1997, the format was changed to Urban Adult Contemporary with a call letter change to complement their new branding as "Hot 105.9". Then later moved to a Rhythmic Oldies direction. The KHOT Call letters were moved from 100.3 in 1997, at this time the station was owned by New Century Arizona Broadcasting.
Hot 105.9 Would drop most of its current R&B hits to focus more on a Rhythmic Oldies direction playing mostly 70's and 80's R&B and Disco which most Jammin Oldies stations at that time were doing. Due to 105.9's current Signal Coverage, most believe the ratings didn't improve and which is why they decided to sell the station in 1999.
In 1999, KHOT was sold to Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation and flipped to its current format. The 105.3 frequency was added in 2001 creating a simulcast.
KHOT's signature program is Piolín Por La Mañana ("Tweety in the Morning"), hosted by Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, originating from Los Angeles-based sister station KSCA, a popular show among Spanish-speaking Hispanics in Phoenix. Another part of KHOT programing is The PM drive El Show Del Gatillero Del La Tarde.
KHOV-FM originally aired a Country music format with the call letters KRDS. In 1990, KRDS changed formats to Contemporary Christian. KRDS moved from 105.5 (MHz) to 105.3 (MHz) and increased their signal from a class A to class B. On March 21, 1997, the format was changed to Adult Standards with a change of call letters to KMYL to complement their "Music of Your Life" slogan. In 2000, it flipped to Spanish hits. In 2001, the station was acquired by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation creating a simulcast for co-owned KHOT-FM.
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Power (W) |
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| KHOV-FM1 | 105.3 FM | Constellation, Arizona | 420 | D | FCC |
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