KPLV
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| City of license | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Branding | 93.1 The Party |
| Slogan | Las Vegas' Party Station |
| Frequency |
93.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) 93.1 HD-2 for Pride Radio |
| First air date | 1980 (as KUDO) |
| Format | Rhythmic Top 40 |
| ERP | 24,000 watts |
| HAAT | 1141 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 6893 |
| Callsign meaning | K Party Las Vegas |
| Former callsigns |
KUDO (1980-1987) KEYV (1987-1997) KBGO (1997-1999) KQOL (1999-2006) |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
| Sister stations | KSNE, KWNR |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 93.1 The Party website |
KPLV (93.1 FM, "93.1 The Party") is a Dance-leaning Rhythmic Top 40 radio station out of Las Vegas, Nevada, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are in Las Vegas a mile west of the Strip and its transmitter is on Potosi Mountain southwest of the Las Vegas Valley.
History
Before 93.1
The station came on the air at 93.1 FM as KUDO in 1980 and aired an Adult Contemporary format. From 1984-1986 they shifted in a Hot AC and were known as "Music 93". KUDO lasted for seven years until 1987 when they switched to new age music KEYV ("The Key").
They played new age music until about 1992. In Feb. 1992, The Key changed its format to adult album alternative or "AAA" - keeping "The Key 93.1" as its moniker. Before KXPT 97.1 signed on in 1993 with "Triple A", KEYV played artists as diverse as The Cowboy Junkies and Michelle Shocked. This eclectic format was on the air for about 10 months, when "Y93" (Young Country) signed on in late 1992 and was one of three country radio stations heard in the Las Vegas area.
"Y93" (Young Country), Country Y93 "The Hit Kicker" lasted from 1992-1997. They had been oldies from 1997-2006, first as "Big Oldies" KBGO and then "Kool 93.1" KQOL in 1999.
But that all changed on August 30, 2006, when KQOL flipped to a dance-friendly rhythmic adult contemporary direction as KPLV-FM ("93.1 The Party"). The station's playlist consists of a mix of current and upbeat rhythmic pop/R&B/dance and classic disco product from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and today, tailored for a 25-49 audience (mostly female). The station also aired Whoopi Goldberg's syndicated morning show "Wake Up With Whoopi"[1]
The Midday show was hosted by Program Director Rik McNeil, former program director from KISS FM Las Vegas, Q97 Fresno, and KBOS Fresno.
The Afternoon Show was hosted by Andy Gil, former personality from Wild 102 Las Vegas and KLUC Las Vegas, and former Marketing Director from KXNT Las Vegas.
The KOOL Oldies format was featured on KPLV's HD-2, channel, where The Greatest Hits of the 60s and 70s ran commercial free, 24 hours a day. But as of 2008 it was replaced with Pride Radio.
By 2010, due to low ratings with the station's rhythmic AC format, which moved to rival KOAS (which replaced smooth jazz), KPLV moved from a rhythmic AC format to a more top 40 format going up against KFRH (104.3 Now FM). However, the station continues to lean rhythmic, even with '80s staples still on the station's playlist. This pursued KLUC-FM to return to rhythmic top 40. However as of September 2010 KPLV was placed on Mediabase's Rhythmic panel due to its Rhythmic direction, although still generally a top 40 with a rhythmic lean while rival KFRH 104.3 is more mainstream. In April 2011, KPLV was moved to Mediabase's contemporary hit radio panel.
My 93.1, All The Hits
On July 1, 2012 KPLV rebranded as "My 93.1", this time emphasizing a Mainstream Top 40/CHR approach. It also followed the same presentation as their sister Top 40/CHRs in the iHeart Media roster, including adding Ryan Seacrest's "On Air" program, but this changeover was somewhat less successful ratings-wise, constantly trailing the other Top 40s during this tenure.[2]
93.1 The Party Returns
On April 12, 2015 KPLV temporarily rebranded as "What is 93.1?" and used it as teasers. On April 17, 2015 at 9:31 a.m., and after finishing playing "Latch" by Disclosure, KPLV relaunched as "93.1 The Party", like sister station KPTT in Denver, featuring a Rhythmic/Dance Top 40 direction with a emphasis on energetic party hits and local content that reflects the Las Vegas "Party" lifestyle (its sweepers featured ladies being denied entry into a club because they weren't VIPs, until another person invited them in to a club next door where everyone can celebrate "The Party"). The first song played was "G.D.F.R." by Flo Rida. This puts the station is a unique position as it centers itself between Dance-centric KYLI, Rhythmic-centric KVEG, and Top 40/CHR-centric KLUC, KFRH, and KVGQ.[3][4]
Previous Logo
(KPLV's logo under previous "My 93.1" branding)
References
- ↑ http://www.whoopi.com/splash, Retrieved on 2008/04/21.
- ↑ KPLV Las Vegas Rebrands as My 93.1
- ↑ What is Up at My 93.1 Las Vegas? from Radio Insight (April 12, 2015)
- ↑ "KPLV Starts '93.1 The Party'" from All Access (April 17, 2015)
External links
- 93.1 The Party website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KPLV
- Radio-Locator information on KPLV
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KPLV
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