KLVI
Encyclopedia
KLVI is a news-talk radio station
in the Beaumont, Texas
, metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
The station was assigned the KLVI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
in February 1964
. Before this switch the station was known as KFDM.
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...
in the Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
, metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
The station was assigned the KLVI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
in February 1964
1964 in radio
The year 1964 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Debuts:*28 March - Radio Caroline – a pirate radio station based on a ship anchored in international waters off the English coast – debuts as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.-Closings:*27 March - The...
. Before this switch the station was known as KFDM.