KPLY explained

KPLY
City:Reno, Nevada
Area:Reno, Nevada
Branding:Fox Sports 630
Frequency:630 kHz
Airdate:1928 (as KOH)
Format:Sports
Power:5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Class:B
Facility Id:50304
Callsign Meaning:K PLaY
Former Callsigns:KOH (1928–1994)
KRCV (1994–1995)
KNRC (1995–1996)
KHIT (1996–1998)
KPTT (1998–2005)
Affiliations:Fox Sports Radio
Reno Aces
San Francisco 49ers
Owner:Lotus Communications
Licensee:Lotus Radio Corp.
Website:sportsreno.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KPLY (630 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States, the station serves the Reno area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.[1] Its studios are located on Plumb Lane in South Reno, and its transmitter is located in Northeast Reno.

History

The station went on the air as KOH on 1928-09-13, and is the oldest radio station in Nevada. It was the last "new station" in the United States to receive a three-letter callsign.[2] KOH retained this call until 1994-03-10 (1994-03-18, by FCC records). In 1994, as part of a complex realignment of stations in the Reno area, the KOH intellectual unit moved to 780 AM under the calls KKOH, while 630 AM changed its calls to KRCV. On 1995-12-08, the station changed its call sign to KNRC, on 1996-02-19 to KHIT. On 1998-11-17 the station changed to KPTT, on 2005-03-16 to the current KPLY.[3]

KPLY is the Reno radio partner for the San Francisco 49ers.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KPLY Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20050721082207/http://www.kkoh.com/default.asp?area=kohhistory Archive of KKOH station history page
  3. Web site: KPLY Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  4. Web site: San Francisco 49ers.