KSLV was the call sign of the 1240 AM station serving Monte Vista and Colorado’s San Luis Valley from 1954 until 2019. In 2019, the AM facility adopted the KBGV call sign. KSLV remains part of the history of the valley’s local broadcasting service.
History
KSLV signed on in 1954 and served communities across the San Luis Valley for more than six decades. It operated on 1240 kHz under the KSLV call letters through 2019, when the AM station’s identity changed to KBGV. The FM station KSLV-FM is a separate facility and retained the KSLV call sign; the two records represent distinct AM and FM services.
Station information
- Historical frequency: 1240 kHz AM
- Community: Monte Vista, Colorado
- First broadcast: 1954
- Call-sign period: 1954–2019
- Successor AM call sign: KBGV
- Service area: San Luis Valley
References
- “KBGV,” Wikipedia (call-sign transition and San Luis Valley service)
- Federal Communications Commission, station and call-sign records
- World Radio History, Broadcasting Yearbook archive
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KSLV serves the San Luis Valley
KSLV 1240 was operating from Monte Vista as a San Luis Valley local station, part of the growing network of small-market radio services across Southern and Western Colorado.
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