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KIVA (AM)

KIVA
City Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast area Albuquerque, New Mexico
Branding Fox News ABQ
Frequency 1600 kHz
Translator(s) 95.9 K240BL
First air date 1956
Format Talk
Power 10,000 watts (day)
175 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 65257
Transmitter coordinates 35°03′04″N 106°38′34″W / 35.05111°N 106.64278°W / 35.05111; -106.64278Coordinates: 35°03′04″N 106°38′34″W / 35.05111°N 106.64278°W / 35.05111; -106.64278
Former callsigns KNUS (1988-1989)
KZKL (1989-1993)
KRLL (1993-1995)
KNOS (1995-1989)
KZKL (1989-1993)
KDZZ (1997-1999)
KIVA (1999-2002)
KANM (2002-2005)
KRKE (2005-2012)
Owner Edward Aragon
(Rock of Talk LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Website abq.fm

KIVA (1600 AM) is an American radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico serving the Albuquerque metropolitan area. KIVA broadcasts on 1600 AM and on FM translator K240BL 95.9. Its studios are located near the Albuquerque International Airport and the transmitter tower is located a mile from the studios.

KIVA was originally on 1580 kHz. It moved to 1600 kHz in 2000.

KIVA broadcasts a talk radio and news radio format, featuring national talk shows Bloomberg, Laura Ingraham, Dana Loesch, Dave Ramsey, Sean Hannity, Alex Jones and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. KIVA also features a local afternoon show called "The Rock of Talk" with Eddy Aragon from 4PM to 6PM. A variety of live programming is broadcast on the weekends, including Bloomberg, Denver Broncos, and Notre Dame Football. Saturday's are dedicated to business talk with local broadcasts from 8AM to 5PM after Bloomberg Businessweek Radio. Sunday's include Mayo Clinic Radio, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, Sunday Brunch with Charlie Rose, Hometown Heroes honoring America's veterans, religious programming including Joel Osteen and The Lutheran Hour and the live Sunday edition of the Alex Jones Show as well as Free Talk Live on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

KIVA brands itself as Fox News ABQ.FM. Hourly news updates are provided by Fox News as well as bottom of the hour business updates during the weekdays from Fox Business.


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