KVUW
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KVUW is a radio station
licensed to serve West Wendover, Nevada
. The station is owned by Murray Grey Broadcasting, Inc. It airs an adult hits
music format.
The station was assigned the KVUW call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on August 14, 2001.
by the FCC to increase its effective radiated power
to 51,000 watt
s and raise its transmitter to a height above average terrain
of 600 meters (1970 feet). The transmitter would also be moved northwest to 41°07'19"N, 114°34'02"W. This permit expired on March 14, 2008.
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...
licensed to serve West Wendover, Nevada
West Wendover, Nevada
West Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and is contiguous with...
. The station is owned by Murray Grey Broadcasting, Inc. It airs an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
music format.
The station was assigned the KVUW 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...
on August 14, 2001.
Ownership
In April 2005, Mountain States Radio Inc. (Victor A. Michael, president) acquired KVUW as part of a two-station deal from Mt Rushmore Broadcasting Inc. (Jan C. Gray, president) for a reported sale price of $750,000.Construction permit
On March 14, 2005, the station was issued a construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
by the FCC to increase its effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
to 51,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s and raise its transmitter to a height above average terrain
Height above average terrain
Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
of 600 meters (1970 feet). The transmitter would also be moved northwest to 41°07'19"N, 114°34'02"W. This permit expired on March 14, 2008.