WLVJ (AM)

WLVJ (1020 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Boynton Beach, Florida, and serving the West Palm Beach radio market. The station simulcasts a Spanish-language news/talk radio format along with AM 1040 WURN in Kendall, which serves the Miami radio market. WLVJ and WURN are owned by Actualidad Media Group.[1]

WLVJ
CityBoynton Beach, Florida
Broadcast areaWest Palm Beach area
Frequency1020 kHz
BrandingActualidad 1020 AM
Programming
FormatSpanish language News/Talk
AffiliationsCNN en Español
Ownership
OwnerActualidad Media Group
(Actualidad Licensee 1020 AM, LLC)
WURN, WURN-FM, WMYM
History
First air date
November 3, 1995 (as WAOP)
Former call signs
WAOP (1995)
WRBF (1995-2001)
WRHB (2001-2008)
WURN (2008-2016)
Technical information
Facility ID3607
ClassB
Power4,700 watts days
1,500 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
25°37′35.00″N 80°31′16.00″W
Links
WebsiteActualidadMiami.com

The weekday schedule is made up of all news blocks along with talk programs in the daytime and sports shows in the evening. Some hours, the station carries the audio from CNN en Español.

WLVJ is powered at 4,700 watts by day. But because AM 1020 is a clear channel frequency, reserved for Class A KDKA Pittsburgh, WLVJ must reduce power at night to 1,500 watts, when AM radio waves travel further. The station uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 441 (State Route 7) in Delray Beach, Florida.[2]

History

The station went on the air as WAOP on November 3, 1995. On December 1, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WRBF, on February 1, 2001 to WRHB, on November 5, 2008 to WURN, and on December 6, 2016 to the current WLVJ.[3]

Former station logo

In 2017, Actualidad Radio flipped the frequencies of WLVJ and WURN. WLVJ moved to AM 1020 and WURN moved to AM 1040.

References
  1. "WLVJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WLVJ
  3. "WLVJ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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