By day, KVON's transmitter broadcasts a 5,000-watt signal. At night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 1440 AM, the station reduces transmitter power to 1,000 watts. The station uses a directional antenna pattern at all times utilizing a 4-tower array during daytime and 3-tower array during nighttime operations.[1] The station's transmitter and antenna array are located at a site south of the Napa, California, adjacent to the Napa River. The station also simulcasts on the FM band on 96.9 MHz with 12 watts from an antenna that is co-located on a site it shares with KVYN near Yountville, California.
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 stationKVYN 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 previous programming elements would move to sister station KVYN.[7] The station is currently the only station in Napa County broadcasting in Spanish 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The format is Spanish AC, branded as "Mega Mix 1440/96.9.[7] The switchover to the new format is a culmination of a 5 year transition, bourne out of several events starting with the October 2017 Northern California wildfires, followed by the 2019 California power shutoffs and the COVID-19 pandemic. Over one third of Napa County's population is Latino and during these events, Spanish speaking residents had a difficult time retrieving and understanding coverage and implications of these events at the local level.[8] The station's ownership was granted a license to broadcast by the FCC on December 8, 2021.[9]
^"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-23. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^"Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 15, 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^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.
^"Thomas L. Young". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^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.
^ ab"KVON Relaunches As MegaMix". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
^Yune, Howard (January 15, 2022). "New format, new mission: KVON radio lifts Spanish language to the Napa Valley airwaves". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^"K245DK-FX". radio-locator. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
kvon, 1440, commercial, radio, station, broadcasting, spanish, radio, format, licensed, napa, california, serves, napa, county, sonoma, county, region, northern, california, station, owned, wilfred, alexander, marcencia, julissa, marcencia, through, licensee, . KVON 1440 kHz is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Spanish AC 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 KVONNapa CaliforniaBroadcast areaNapa County Sonoma CountyFrequency1440 kHzBrandingMega Mix 1440 96 9ProgrammingLanguage s SpanishFormatSpanish ACOwnershipOwnerWilfred Alexander Marcencia and Julissa Marcencia Wine Down Media LLC Sister stationsKVYNHistoryFirst air dateNovember 17 1947Technical informationFacility ID74430ClassBPower5 000 watts day1 000 watts nightTransmitter coordinates38 15 45 00 N 122 16 56 00 W 38 2625000 N 122 2822222 W 38 2625000 122 2822222Translator s 96 9 K245DK Napa LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitekvon comBy day KVON s transmitter broadcasts a 5 000 watt signal At night to avoid interfering with other stations on 1440 AM the station reduces transmitter power to 1 000 watts The station uses a directional antenna pattern at all times utilizing a 4 tower array during daytime and 3 tower array during nighttime operations 1 The station s transmitter and antenna array are located at a site south of the Napa California adjacent to the Napa River The station also simulcasts on the FM band on 96 9 MHz with 12 watts from an antenna that is co located on a site it shares with KVYN near Yountville California Contents 1 History 2 Previous logo 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOn 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 previous programming elements would move to sister station KVYN 7 The station is currently the only station in Napa County broadcasting in Spanish 24 hours a day 7 days a week The format is Spanish AC branded as Mega Mix 1440 96 9 7 The switchover to the new format is a culmination of a 5 year transition bourne out of several events starting with the October 2017 Northern California wildfires followed by the 2019 California power shutoffs and the COVID 19 pandemic Over one third of Napa County s population is Latino and during these events Spanish speaking residents had a difficult time retrieving and understanding coverage and implications of these events at the local level 8 The station s ownership was granted a license to broadcast by the FCC on December 8 2021 9 Previous logo edit nbsp References edit Radio Locator com KVON Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada PDF Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C 23 Retrieved January 14 2024 Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts PDF Broadcasting December 15 1947 Retrieved 27 October 2014 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 Thomas L Young Napa Valley Register Napa CA Lee Enterprises Inc December 4 2015 Retrieved December 5 2015 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 a b KVON Relaunches As MegaMix RadioInsight Retrieved 2022 01 03 Yune Howard January 15 2022 New format new mission KVON radio lifts Spanish language to the Napa Valley airwaves Napa Valley Register Napa CA Lee Enterprises Inc Retrieved January 16 2022 K245DK FX radio locator Retrieved January 13 2024 External links editFCC History Cards for KVON KVON in the FCC AM station database KVON in Nielsen Audio s AM station database K245DK in the FCC FM station database K245DK at FCCdata org nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in California is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KVON amp oldid 1195433140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
