KNRV (1150 AM) is Onda 1150 AM / 96.1 FM, a Spanish-language talk station licensed to Englewood, and the current name of the old KGMC/KWBZ frequency. If you remember hearing Alan Berg on Denver talk radio, this is the frequency he was on.
History
It signed on in January 1951 as KGMC on 1220, a 1,000-watt daytimer, and moved to 1150 the next year. In 1975 it became KWBZ, where Alan Berg hosted talk.
It became KRZN in 1982, then KFRR in 1989 and later KCUV. Radio Unica bought it for $2.8 million in 1999. As KNRC, it went dark on July 27, 2004, when its talk format failed, then returned in 2005 as KNRV. Amigo Multimedia bought it out of the prior owner’s bankruptcy in 2011.
Call sign timeline
- KGMC: 1951 to 1975
- KWBZ: 1975 to 1982
- KRZN: 1982 to 1989
- KFRR: 1989 on, later KCUV
- KNRC: 2003 to 2004
- KNRV: 2005 to present
The signal
- 1150 kHz AM (1220 kHz in 1951), licensed to Englewood, Colorado
- Branding: Onda 1150 AM / 96.1 FM
- FCC facility ID 56643
Sources
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FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KNRV-AM History
KGMC becomes KWBZ
KGMC becomes KWBZ: the 1220 AM station in Englewood (now 1150 AM) changed its call letters from KGMC to KWBZ in 1975 (exact day not yet confirmed).
KWBZ becomes KRZN
KWBZ becomes KRZN: the 1150 AM station in Englewood changed its call letters from KWBZ to KRZN in 1982 (exact day not yet confirmed).
KRZN becomes KFRR
KRZN becomes KFRR: the 1150 AM station in Englewood changed its call letters from KRZN to KFRR in 1989 (exact day not yet confirmed).
Radio Unica buys KCUV-AM 1150 from Den-Mex for about $2.8 million
Radio Unica Communications acquired KCUV-AM (1150) from Den-Mex LLC for approximately $2.8 million in 1999.
KCUV becomes KNRC
KCUV becomes KNRC: the 1150 AM station in Englewood changed its call letters from KCUV to KNRC in March 2003 (exact day not yet confirmed).
KNRC 1150 goes dark; returns as KNRV
July 27, 2004 — The old KGMC/KWBZ frequency, then running Spanish talk as KNRC, went dark when the format failed. It returned in 2005 as KNRV under New Radio Venture.
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