KURV
KURV (710 AM, "Fox News 710") is a radio station, broadcasting from Edinburg, Texas, that serves the Rio Grande Valley border area.[1] Though the station's city of license is Edinburg, where its transmitter sites are, its studios are located along North Jackson Road in McAllen, Texas. It is owned by R Communications.
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| City | Edinburg, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
| Frequency | 710 (kHz) |
| Branding | News Talk 710 KURV |
| Slogan | The Valley's News, Weather & Talk Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | R Communications (MBM Texas Valley LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | December 04, 1947 (first license granted) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 70463 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 910 watts night |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | |
History
KURV began broadcasting October 19, 1947, with 250 W power (daytime only). It was owned by J.C. Looney.[2] A sister station, KURV-FM, began broadcasting December 25, 1947, on 104.9 MHz with 1 kW effective radiated power;[3] that station later went dark, with the frequency becoming today's KJAV-FM.
References
- News Talk 710 KURV
- "KURV Gets Underway in Edinburg, Texas" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 17, 1947. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "New KURV-FM Edinburg, Operates Sunrise-9 p.m." (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
External links
- KURV in the FCC's AM station database
- KURV on Radio-Locator
- KURV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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