KNUV
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KNUV is a Spanish
-language station broadcasting from studios located in midtown Phoenix; the station is licensed to Tolleson
, Arizona
. It is owned by New Radio Venture (now in bankruptcy).
It was simulcast on KRDS-FM 105.3 Wickenburg in the 1990s. This station is now KHOV.
In 1997, the station changed call letters to KMYL. KMYL aired the Music of Your Life
format, and later changed to "NBC 1190", as a variety talk station (later an infomercial and brokered talk station
) which ran NBC Radio News at the top of the hour.
The format was changed by mid-2005 when the station was acquired by a startup group which brought a Spanish-language news/talk format targeting the large Spanish-speaking immigrant population in the Phoenix area.
KNUV was recently granted an increase for its nighttime power from 250 to 400 watts. KNUV's transmitter is located south of I-10 in Tolleson
, a suburban area west of downtown Phoenix.
After being silent for two months, KNUV began simulcasting crosstown station KPHX on October 9, 2008. KPHX's progressive talk radio programming, consisting of programming from Nova M Radio
and Air America Radio
, was moved to KNUV in January 2009 as Nova M's licensing agreement with KPHX came to an end. KNUV assumed the flagship station designation for Nova M, which later became On Second Thought before ceasing operations entirely by the spring of 2009. KPHX adopted The Lounge Sound music radio format at that time, which itself lasted only until July 2009, when KPHX re-adopted the progressive talk format, with significant involvement from Dr. Mike Newcomb, a key player in that format on each of the stations on which it has been broadcast in the Phoenix market dating back to 2004.
paper KNUV's doors were padlocked shut on March 2, 2009. On the morning of March 5, 2009, KNUV stopped broadcasting progressive talk and switched back to a Spanish-language format later that afternoon.
In April 2009, the station went off the air due to station owner New Radio Venture's bankruptcy.
On July 13, 2009, the station returned to the air again, airing paid programming in Spanish and a news program from Mexico.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-language station broadcasting from studios located in midtown Phoenix; the station is licensed to Tolleson
Tolleson, Arizona
Tolleson is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 6,812.-Geography:Tolleson is located at ....
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. It is owned by New Radio Venture (now in bankruptcy).
History
The station was originally signed on by E. O. Smith as KZON, before trying a Spanish format and becoming KRDS by the 1960s. The station operated as "Cards Country" with a moderately popular country music format prior to adopting a news/talk format in the early 1970s. It changed to a Christian talk and music format in 1975.It was simulcast on KRDS-FM 105.3 Wickenburg in the 1990s. This station is now KHOV.
In 1997, the station changed call letters to KMYL. KMYL aired the Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life is a satellite-delivered radio network featuring the Adult Standards music format. Created by record executive and jingle writer Al Ham, and now under the direction of Marc Angell, Music of Your Life has more than 50 AM, FM and HD-2 radio station affiliates, and has been in...
format, and later changed to "NBC 1190", as a variety talk station (later an infomercial and brokered talk station
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...
) which ran NBC Radio News at the top of the hour.
The format was changed by mid-2005 when the station was acquired by a startup group which brought a Spanish-language news/talk format targeting the large Spanish-speaking immigrant population in the Phoenix area.
KNUV was recently granted an increase for its nighttime power from 250 to 400 watts. KNUV's transmitter is located south of I-10 in Tolleson
Tolleson, Arizona
Tolleson is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 6,812.-Geography:Tolleson is located at ....
, a suburban area west of downtown Phoenix.
Controversy
November 9, 2007 KNUV protested the police description of the “Chandler Rapist” as a “Hispanic,” claiming it amounts to racial profiling. The man, believed to be responsible for six attacks on teenage girls starting in June 2006 was described as Hispanic, 28 to 40 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, muscular, with a mustache and black hair. Radio station 1190AM refused to use the word “Hispanic” when it broadcast the description.La Buena Onda signs off
KNUV-AM (1190), also known as La Buena Onda (The Good Wave), signed off July 31, 2008. According to a reporter for the Arizona Republic, the station was shut down due to "a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio".Progressive talk format
Nova M Radio
Nova M Radio, later known as On Second Thought, was a radio syndication service providing progressive talk programming. Founded as Nova M Radio by Sheldon and Anita Drobny in 2006, its stated purpose was to purchase, own, and operate underperforming radio stations in small and medium sized markets...
and Air America Radio
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
, was moved to KNUV in January 2009 as Nova M's licensing agreement with KPHX came to an end. KNUV assumed the flagship station designation for Nova M, which later became On Second Thought before ceasing operations entirely by the spring of 2009. KPHX adopted The Lounge Sound music radio format at that time, which itself lasted only until July 2009, when KPHX re-adopted the progressive talk format, with significant involvement from Dr. Mike Newcomb, a key player in that format on each of the stations on which it has been broadcast in the Phoenix market dating back to 2004.
Spanish radio returns
According to the Phoenix New TimesPhoenix New Times
The Phoenix New Times is a free, weekly Phoenix, Arizona newspaper, put out every Thursday. It is the founding publication of the New Times Media , but The Village Voice is now the flagship publication of that company....
paper KNUV's doors were padlocked shut on March 2, 2009. On the morning of March 5, 2009, KNUV stopped broadcasting progressive talk and switched back to a Spanish-language format later that afternoon.
In April 2009, the station went off the air due to station owner New Radio Venture's bankruptcy.
On July 13, 2009, the station returned to the air again, airing paid programming in Spanish and a news program from Mexico.