First air date November 17, 1947 Facility ID 74430 City of license Napa Owner Wine Country Broadcasting Sister station KVYN | Class B Frequency 1440 kHz Format Talk radio Area Santa Rosa | |
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Broadcast area Napa County/Sonoma County Slogan "The Voice of Napa County Sports" Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night Affiliations Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Networks | ||
KVON (1440 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Napa, California, it serves the Napa County/Sonoma County region of Northern California. The station is owned by Wine Country Broadcasting Company and features programming provided by Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Networks.
The station carries nationally syndicated shows from Dan Patrick and Jay Mohr. Some non-sports talk programming is heard in late mornings.
History
On November 17, 1947, KVON first signed on. Originally it broadcast with 500 watts of power around the clock, before getting a power increase. 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.
References
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