KVON

KVON (1440 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a talk radio and sports radio format. Licensed to Napa, California, it serves the Napa County/Sonoma County region of Northern California. The station is owned by Wilfred Alexander Marcencia and Julissa Marcencia, through licensee Wine Down Media LLC, and features programming provided by Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Networks. The station features a mix of general interest talk and information during weekdays. Afternoons, evenings and weekends are mostly sports talk.

KVON
CityNapa, California
Broadcast areaNapa County/Sonoma County
Frequency1440 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
Branding1440 AM News - Talk - Sports
Programming
FormatTalk radio and Sports radio
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerWilfred Alexander Marcencia and Julissa Marcencia
(Wine Down Media LLC)
KVYN
History
First air date
November 17, 1947
Technical information
Facility ID74430
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°15′45.00″N 122°16′56.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekvon.com

By day, KVON is powered at 5,000 watts. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1440 AM, it reduces power to 1,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times.[1]

History

On November 17, 1947, KVON first signed on.[2] Originally it broadcast with 500 watts of power around the clock, before getting a power increase.[3] The station was owned by Thomas L. Young from 1971 to 1996. During Young's ownership, he founded sister station KVYN which went on the air in 1975.[4][5]

In May 2017 an announcement was made that the station along with KVYN had been sold by Wine Country Broadcasting to Wine Down Media for $425,000. The transaction was consummated on August 1, 2017.[6]

On December 14, 2021, KVON announced that it would flip to Spanish language programming on January 3, 2022, and some elements would move to KVYN.[7]

References
  1. Radio-Locator.com/KVON
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-23
  3. "Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. Sestito, Maria (December 1, 2015). "Former radio station owner dies at age 94". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  5. "Thomas L. Young". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  6. Huffman, Jennifer (May 14, 2017). "New owners for Napa radio stations KVYN/KVON". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  7. "KVON To Flip To Spanish Language Programming; Some Elements To Move To KVYN". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-12-15.


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