KVTA

KVTA (1590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Ventura, California, and serves Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County. The station is owned by Gold Coast Broadcasting and airs a talk radio format.

For the airport near Newark, Ohio, assigned ICAO code KVTA, see Newark-Heath Airport. For a history of the 1520 signal in the Ventura-Oxnard metro, on which KVTA broadcast on until March 2013, see KVEN.
KVTA
  • Ventura, California
Broadcast areaVentura County
Santa Barbara County
Frequency1590 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 1590 KVTA
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Radio America
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Gold Coast Broadcasting
  • (Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC)
Sister stations
KCAQ, KFYV, KOCP, KUNX, KVEN
History
First air date
June 1, 1947 (1947-06-01)
Former call signs
KUDU (1947–1973)
KBBQ (1973–1985)
KOGO (1985–1993)
KBBY (1993–1994)
KAHS (1994–1995)
KXSP (1995–1998)
KXFS (1998)
KUNX (1998–2004)
KKOM (2004)
KKZZ (2004–2008)
KUNX (2008–2013)
Call sign meaning
Ventura
Technical information
Facility ID7746
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
34°14′13″N 119°12′9″W
Translator(s)97.9 K250BV (Ventura)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekvta.com

KVTA broadcasts with 5,000 watts from its transmitter near the Santa Clara River off the Ventura Freeway at South Victoria Avenue. It uses a directional antenna at all times to protect other stations on 1590 AM. It is also heard on 170 watt FM translator K250BV at 97.9 MHz.

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