KLIV

Infobox Radio station
name = KLIV


city = Silicon Valley
area = San Jose, California
branding = KLIV 1590 AM
slogan = Silicon Valley’s News Station
airdate = 1946
frequency = 1590 kHz
format = News/Talk
power =
erp =
class = B
callsign_meaning = LIVE
former_callsigns = KSJO(K San JOse)
owner = Empire Broadcasting
webcast =
website = [http://www.kliv.com/ www.kliv.com]
affiliations = CNN Headline News
The Weather Channel
number = [phone]

KLIV is an AM radio station in the Silicon Valley based in San Jose, California. The station operates at 1590 kHz on the AM band. It is owned by Empire Broadcasting Company, and is headed by George Sampson. It identifies itself as 1590 KLIV with CNN Headline News and local news. The station dedicates itself to traffic reports eight times an hour, or roughly every six to seven minutes. In the morning, traffic reports are generally followed by weather reports courtesy of The Weather Channel. Between traffic reports, the station generally alternates between locally anchored news segments, and segments rebroadcast from CNN Headline News. Every Tuesday, the station broadcasts "The CEO Show" hosted by Carl Guardino. Guardino interviews a different CEO from the Silicon Valley. On Saturday nights, KLIV broadcasts the show "Into Tomorrow" with Dave Graveline. The show covers new technology and consumer electronics.

KLIV is also the radio home of San Jose State University football.

Location

KLIV is located at 750 Story Road in San Jose, California. This station's phone number is [phone]. The station's license was granted on May 8, 1990 and expires on December 1, 2013.

History

KLIV has been on the air since September 1946. It was originally KSJO, a 1000-watt daytime-only station. KLIV had changed hands on July 1, 1967 (four months before this broadcast), when it was acquired by two former Rochester, N.Y., radio executives, Robert S. Kieve and James M. Trayhern, Jr., who had incorporated as Empire Broadcasting. Four decades later, Bob Kieve has remained as the owner of KLIV, one of the few independent radio station owners left in the region.

External links

* [http://www.kliv.com/ Official Website]
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