KPLY
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City | Reno, Nevada |
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Broadcast area | Reno, Nevada |
Frequency | 630 kHz |
Branding | Fox Sports 630 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Lotus Communications (Lotus Radio Corp.) |
KHIT, KTHX-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1928 (as KOH) |
Former call signs | KOH (1928-1994) KRCV (1994-1995) KNRC (1995-1996) KHIT (1996-1998) KPTT (1998-2005) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 50304 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′25″N 119°50′48″W / 39.57361°N 119.84667°WCoordinates: 39°34′25″N 119°50′48″W / 39.57361°N 119.84667°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | sportsreno.com |
KPLY (630 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States, the station serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications and features programming from Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[1] Its studios are located on Plumb Lane in South Reno, and its transmitter is located in Northeast Reno.
History[edit]
The station went on the air as KOH on 1928-09-13, and is the oldest radio station in Nevada. It was the last "new station" in the United States to receive a three-letter callsign.[2] KOH retained this call until 1994-03-10 (1994-03-18, by FCC records). In 1994, as part of a complex realignment of stations in the Reno area, the KOH intellectual unit moved to 780 AM under the calls KKOH, while 630 AM changed its calls to KRCV. On 1995-12-08, the station changed its call sign to KNRC, on 1996-02-19 to KHIT. On 1998-11-17 the station changed to KPTT, on 2005-03-16 to the current KPLY.[3]
KPLY is the Reno radio partner for the San Francisco 49ers.[4]
KPLY the true radio station was based in Crescent City CA from 1960 thru the 1990’s. As an original partner broadcasting the Oakland Raiders it was a major contributor of the rise of the AFL into the AFC under the NFL. This and plaque remembers the service of the original KPLY owners during the 1964 Tsunami disaster. *current owner of this call sign, know your history before absconding with it! 1928 indeed.
References[edit]
- ^ "KPLY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Archive of KKOH station history page
- ^ "KPLY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers".
External links[edit]
- KPLY in the FCC AM station database
- KPLY on Radio-Locator
- KPLY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database