KAVL
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Broadcast area | Lancaster—Palmdale, California |
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| Frequency | 610 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 610 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rubin Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 13, 1950 |
Last air date | June 2025 |
Former frequencies | 1340 kHz (1950–1957) |
Call sign meaning | Antelope Valley Lancaster |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 2318 | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°42′21.9″N 118°10′39.3″W / 34.706083°N 118.177583°W |
| Translator | 106.7 K294DA (Rosamond) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 610foxsports |
KAVL (610 AM, "Fox Sports 610”) was a commercial radio station licensed to Lancaster, California, United States, and serving the Antelope Valley. Owned by Rubin Broadcasting, Inc. it carried a sports format as a Fox Sports Radio affiliate. KAVL had a directional-east 4,900 watt signal during the day and a directional-south 4,000 watt signal at night.
History
[edit]KAVL first signed on September 8, 1950, on 1340 kHz. It moved to 610 kHz in 1957. For many years, KAVL broadcast a sports radio format with the branding "Sports Radio 610".
In September 1998, Antelope Broadcasting sold KAVL, KAVS and KYHT to Jacor Communications for $4 million.[2] Jacor would be purchased by Clear Channel Communications the following year. KAVL then began simulcasting KXTA (XTRA Sports 1150) in Los Angeles. For a brief period, KAVL itself was simulcast on KBET (1220 AM) in Santa Clarita.
In 2007, publicly traded Clear Channel announced it was becoming a privately held corporation. As a condition of its approval of the plan, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) required the company to divest 194 stations in markets where it exceeded ownership limits by placing them into a trust until they are sold.[3] In January 2008, Clear Channel transferred KAVL and country music station KTPI-FM to the Aloha Station Trust.[4] In December 2011, RZ Media LLC, owned by Saul Rosenzweig, purchased KAVL and KTPI-FM from the trust, and KTPI from Clear Channel directly, for a total of $800,000.[5]
KAVL went silent in June 2025 following a transformer fire.[6] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station's license on September 28, 2026.[7]
Programming
[edit]Since the Jacor/Clear Channel merger, KAVL's lineup had consisted almost entirely of Fox Sports Radio programming. The station also featured radio broadcasts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the National Football League (through Westwood One). KAVL was the longest-running Dodgers affiliate in Southern California, having broadcast the Dodgers since 1958.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KAVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Citadel Gets Citywide Coverage In Two Louisiana Towns" (PDF). Radio & Records. September 11, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Clear Channel Says Aloha To 194 Stations" (PDF). R&R. June 29, 2007. p. 5. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (January 25, 2008). "Clear Channel Spinoff List". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Trio bids Aloha to Clear Channel trust". Radio and Television Business Report. Streamline Publishing Inc. December 16, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (June 8, 2025). "FCC Report 6/8: Beasley Loses Augusta Area FM". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
- ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. September 28, 2026. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 2318 (KAVL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KAVL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KAVL
- Facility details for Facility ID 143644 (K294DA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K294DA at FCCdata.org