KVIV

KVIV
El Paso, Texas; United States;
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	Radio Victoria
Programming
Language	Spanish
Format	Christian Radio
Ownership
Owner	El Paso y Juárez Compañerismo-Cristiano
History
First air date	December 3, 1949
Former call signs	KSET (1948–1984); KALY (1984–1988);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	17740
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (day); 910 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	31°45′37″N 106°26′8″W / 31.76028°N 106.43556°W
Translator	92.7 K224FC (El Paso)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	kviv1340.com

KVIV (1340 AM, "Radio Victoria") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format.^[2] Licensed to El Paso, Texas, it is owned by El Paso y Juárez Compañerismo-Cristiano.^[3] It airs a mix of talk and teaching shows along with Christian music aimed at Spanish-speaking listeners in both El Paso and across the border in Ciudad Juárez.

By day, the station is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. At night, it slightly reduces power to 910 watts. Programming is also heard on FM translator K224FC at 92.7 MHz.

History

The station signed on the air on December 3, 1949 (1949-12-03).^[4] The original call sign was KSET. It added a sister station in 1958, 94.7 KSET-FM (now KYSE). For much of the 1960s and 70s, KSET-AM-FM simulcast a beautiful music format, playing quarter-hour sweeps of soft instrumental music.

KSET 1340 switched to KALY in 1984 and to its current call letters KVIV in 1988.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KVIV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
^ "KVIV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1980 page C-222. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2026.

External links

Official website
KVIV Facebook
Facility details for Facility ID 17740 (KVIV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KVIV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 140006 (K224FC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

This article about a radio station in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[FCC-LMS-17740-1] "Facility Technical Data for KVIV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.

[3] "KVIV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 21, 2010.

[4] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1980 page C-222. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Texas
Stations	KABA – Louise KAIQ – Wolfforth KAMA – El Paso KAMA-FM – Deer Park KBDR – Mirando City KBEX - Dalhart KBIB – Marion KBIC – Raymondville KBNA-FM – El Paso KBNL – Laredo KBNR – Brownsville KBOC – Bridgeport KBRZ-FM – Victoria KBZO - Lubbock KCHX – Odessa KCOT – Cotulla KCZO – Carrizo Springs KDFM – Falfurrias KDFT – Ferris KDRN – Del Rio KDXX – Lewisville KEPI – Eagle Pass KEPX – Eagle Pass KESS - Port Arthur KEWP – Uvalde Estates KEYH – Houston KFLC – Fort Worth KFTG – Pasadena KFZO – Denton KGBT-FM – McAllen KGFZ - Burke KGSR - Cedar Park KGVL – Greenville KHFZ – Pittsburgh KHRO – El Paso KHVU – Houston KIBL – Beeville KINE – Kingsville KINT – El Paso KIRT – Mission KJOZ - Conroe KLAR – Laredo KLAT – Houston KLBD – Premont KLDS – Falfurrias KLEY-FM – Jourdanton KLFZ – Jacksonville KLIT – Ranchitos Las Lomas KLJA – Georgetown KLOL – Houston KLQB – Taylor KLTD - Temple KLTN – Houston KLTW - Winnie KLVL – Pasadena KLZT – Bastrop KMFR – Pearsall KMVK – Fort Worth KMXO – Merkel KMYO - Comfort KNOR – Krum KNTE – Bay City KNVO-FM – Port Isabel KOIR – Edinburg KOKE-FM - Thorndale KOPY - Alice KOVE-FM – Galveston KOYE – Frankston KPCO-FM – Cooper KPMB – Plainview KQBO – Rio Grande City KQBU-FM – Benbrook KQFX - Borger/Amarillo KQLM – Odessa KQQK – Beaumont KQUE – Houston KRCM – Shenandoah KRGE – Weslaco KRGC – Rio Grande City KRIO – McAllen KRIO-FM – Roma KROB – Robstown KROI - Seabrook/Houston KROM – San Antonio KRVA – Cockrell Hill KSAH – Universal City KSAH-FM – Pearsall KSJT-FM – San Angelo KSML-FM – Huntington KSTV – Stephenville KSVE – El Paso KTAE - Elgin KTAM – Bryan KTJM – Port Arthur KTLH – Hallsville KTNO – Plano KTNZ – Amarillo KTXO - Goldsmith KTXX-FM - Bee Cave KTXZ – West Lake Hills KTYR – Trinity KUBR – San Juan KUNO – Corpus Christi KVER – El Paso KVFM – Beeville KVIV – El Paso KVJM – Hearne KVJY – Pharr KVOZ – Del Mar Hills KVUD – Bay City KVUJ – Lake Jackson KVVO-LP – Abilene KVVT – Sulphur Springs KWBT – Waco KWEL – Midland KWMF – Pleasanton KWOW – Clifton KWRA-LP – Waco KXBJ – El Campo KXOI – Crane KXTN – San Antonio KXVR-LP – Corpus Christi KXZX-LP – Juilliard KXZY-LP – Waco KYLP-LP – Greenville KYST – Texas City KYWW – Harlingen KZAM – Pleasant Valley KZDC – San Antonio KZEP-FM - San Antonio KZIP - Amarillo KZNX – Creedmoor KZZA – Muenster
Defunct	KERB-FM – Kermit KJNZ – Hereford KJOJ-FM – Freeport KMUL – Farwell KOZA – Odessa KPDB – Big Lake KXPL – El Paso
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other