KLAV
Encyclopedia
KLAV is a commercial radio station
located in Las Vegas, Nevada
, broadcasting 1230 AM
. KLAV airs talk
and brokered programming
; the community can purchase broadcast airtime on the station. It is owned by Hemisphere Media, LLC.
KLAV previously broadcast from atop the former Bob Stupak
's Vegas World Hotel & Casino
until its closure in 2000. The station broadcast in a few locations around the Las Vegas Valley but eventually settled down at its current East Desert Inn Road location.
KLAV currently has sports rights to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Oakland Raiders.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, broadcasting 1230 AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
. KLAV airs talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
and brokered programming
Brokered programming
Brokered programming is a form of broadcast content in which the show's producer pays a radio or television station for air time, rather than exchanging programming for pay or the opportunity to play spot commercials...
; the community can purchase broadcast airtime on the station. It is owned by Hemisphere Media, LLC.
History
KLAV ran a middle-of-the-road (MOR) format until the late 1970s. In early 1979, at the peak of the disco craze, the station endeared itself "Disco 1-2-3 KLAV". KLAV evolved to a Top 40 format in the early 1980. It played a lot of R&B/Urban music that rival Top 40, 98.5 KLUC, would not play at the time. KLAV was the first commercial station to play rap/hip-hop music in Las Vegas. In 1985 the station briefly switched to an easy-listening format and changed its call letters to KEZD but returned to its traditional KLAV name and time-brokered format by 1987.KLAV previously broadcast from atop the former Bob Stupak
Bob Stupak
Robert E. "Bob" Stupak was a Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur.He was also a poker player, winning titles at the World Series of Poker and the Super Bowl of Poker...
's Vegas World Hotel & Casino
Vegas World
Vegas World was a casino/hotel opened in 1979 on Las Vegas Boulevard owned and operated by Bob Stupak. It was also signed as Bob Stupak's Vegas World....
until its closure in 2000. The station broadcast in a few locations around the Las Vegas Valley but eventually settled down at its current East Desert Inn Road location.
KLAV currently has sports rights to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Oakland Raiders.