KCVR (AM)
| City of license | Lodi, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Stockton |
| Branding | ESPN DEPORTES |
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| First air date | 1946 |
| Format | Spanish Sports |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 60424 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°5′10.00″N 121°12′57.00″W / 38.0861111°N 121.2158333°W |
| Affiliations | ESPN |
| Owner | Entravision Holdings, LLC |
| Website | http://www.espn1570.com |
KCVR (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Sports format. Licensed to Lodi, California, USA, it serves the Stockton/Modesto area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Holdings, LLC.
In the 1960s, KCVR-AM adopted a format that was primarily in the Spanish language. Jose Tapia was the station's only Spanish personality from 1955 until 1963, when the station expanded from Spanish only on Sundays to Spanish on weekdays. In 1966, Spanish language personalities on KCVR-AM included Tapia (who hosted "Asi Es Mi Tierra" five hours per week), Augie Soto (who hosted "Melodias del Valle" from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. weekdays), Alex Vasquez (who hosted "Programa Latino America"), Carlos Montano (who hosted "La Hora del Hogar"), Tony Zuniga (who hosted "Atarceder Musical" and Tina Rodriguez (who hosted "Sobremesa Musical" on weekdays from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. and "Rincon Norteno" from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. weekdays).
External links
- FCC History Cards for KCVR
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KCVR
- Radio-Locator Information on KCVR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KCVR
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