KLIV
| City | San Jose, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Branding | 1590 KLIV |
| Slogan | San Jose's Country Gold |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| First air date | December 1946 as KSJO |
| Format | Country Gold |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 19531 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°19′45″N 121°51′23″W / 37.32917°N 121.85639°WCoordinates: 37°19′45″N 121°51′23″W / 37.32917°N 121.85639°W |
| Callsign meaning | LIVE |
| Former callsigns | KSJO (K San JOse) (1946-1967) |
| Affiliations | |
| Owner | Empire Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KRTY KARA Defunct FM Station |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kliv.com |
KLIV is an AM radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area based in San Jose, California. The station operates at 1590 kHz on the AM band. It is owned by Empire Broadcasting - one of the last independently owned stations in the Bay Area - alongside radio sister station KRTY. The studios and broadcast towers located at 750 Story Road in San Jose, California.
KLIV has been on the air since December 1946. It was originally KSJO, a 1,000-watt daytime-only station. KLIV changed hands on July 1, 1967. It was acquired by two former Rochester, N.Y., radio executives, Robert S. Kieve and James M. Trayhern, Jr., who had incorporated as Empire Broadcasting. Four decades later, Bob Kieve has remained as the owner of KLIV, one of the few independent radio station owners left in the region.
In June 1960, KLIV became the San Jose area's top 40 radio station. Among its memorable personalities was Mikel Hunter Herrington (known as Captain Mikey) who also produced what became hit records for San Francisco Bay Area groups, People! and Syndicate of Sound. Other personalities of the era were John McLeod, Dave Sholin, Bob Ray, Larry Mitchell, Jack Hayes, Tom Barry, Ross MacGowan, Ralph Koal, Scott St. James, Ray Morgan, Jim Sims, Squeeky Martin, and Mac McGregor [1]. Hayes & Mitchell produced rock concerts at SJ Civic, SJ County Fairgrounds & Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk. Beach Boys, WHO, Cream, James Brown, Paul Revere & the Raiders and many others.
In May 1981, KLIV became a big band station. KLIV maintained that format until April 1991, when the station converted to an all-news format. The same year, KLIV picked up broadcast rights to San Jose State University football and men's basketball games.
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