KDVA

KDVA
City of license Buckeye, Arizona
Broadcast area Phoenix, Arizona
Branding Radio José
Slogan "Nunca Sabes Lo Que Va Tocar"
Frequency 106.9 MHz
First air date 1992 (as KMJK)
Format Spanish Adult Hits
Language(s) Spanish
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 93 meters (305 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 2750
Transmitter coordinates 33°27′01″N 112°35′58″W / 33.45028°N 112.59944°W
Former callsigns KYNI (1991, CP)
KMJK (1991-2001)[1]
Owner Entravision Communications
(Entravision Holdings, LLC)
Sister stations KVVA-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website josephoenix.com

KDVA (106.9 FM, "Radio José") is a radio station licensed to serve Buckeye, Arizona. The station is owned by Entravision Communications and licensed to Entravision Holdings, LLC. It airs a Spanish language Adult Hits music format.[2] Its studios are located in Phoenix near Sky Harbor Airport, and the transmitter is located near Buckeye.

The station was assigned the KDVA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 2001.[1]

It has applied for an FCC construction permit to move to 106.7 MHz. The ERP and HAAT would remain the same.

History

Previous branding

KDVA signed on the air in 1992 as adult R&B KMJK. KMJK was constructed as a docket 80-90 CP to facilitate minority ownership. The original licensee and architect was Arthur Mobley. KMJK was owned and operated by Mobley Broadcasting Incorporated and featured a variety of music, news/talk and sports. In 2000, Entravision acquired both KVVA-FM and KMJK and combined the two into a simulcast for its "Radio Romántica" format. In 2005 the flipped KDVA to a format branded as "Super Estrella" as part of the "Super Estrella" satellite network. In 2011, it flipped to the current "Radio José" branding while maintaining a similar format.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

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