Branding Magic 97.9 FM ERP 100 watts First air date 2016 | Frequency 97.9 MHz City of license Las Vegas | |
Broadcast area Las Vegas metropolitan area Slogan "The People's Voice of Las Vegas", "The Veteran's Voice of Las Vegas", "The Veteran's Voice of Nevada" Format Adult Contemporary/Talk, Local Community Radio Motto "The People's Voice of Las Vegas", "The Veteran's Voice of Las Vegas", "The Veteran's Voice of Nevada" | ||
KIOF-LP (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Las Vegas, Nevada. The station, founded by Gregory LaPorta (current President and CEO) was established in 2010, is owned by Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. and affiliated with T-Mobile, the Las Vegas Tribune (a division of Tribune Media Group), Syndication Networks and VOA News. Portsonic Communications, LLC is a local community radio investor and management company for Las Vegas Public Radio Inc. KIOF-LP is governed under the Local Community Radio Act of 2010.
KIOF-LP airs an Adult Contemporary/Talk, Local Community Radio format. KIOF-LP generates programming locally in Las Vegas, Nevada. The station began broadcasting on January 9, 2016. KIOF-LP can be heard on 97.9 FM throughout the Las Vegas and North Las Vegas metropolitan areas as well as the Las Vegas Strip, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) and Las Vegas Chinatown.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on September 5, 2014. The new station was assigned the KIOF-LP call sign by the FCC on September 12, 2014. KIOF-LP began over-the-air program tests on January 9, 2016 and received its license to cover from the FCC on February 1, 2016.