KVVA
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KVVA-FM is a radio station
licensed to Apache Junction, Arizona
, broadcasting a Spanish Top 40 music format. The station serves the Phoenix
area. The station, owned by Entravision Communications
, is part of the "Super Estrella
" satellite network.
In 2000, Entravision acquired both KVVA and KMJK and combined the two into a simulcast for its "Radio Romántica
" format. In 2005 they would flip to Super Estrella, as part of the Super Estrella Network programmed by Edgar Pineda from its base in Los Angeles' Entravision Radio Division. In September 2008 it was switched to Jose FM, a Spanish oldies format.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Apache Junction, Arizona
Apache Junction, Arizona
Apache Junction is a city in Maricopa and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city was 35,840, most of whom lived in Pinal County....
, broadcasting a Spanish Top 40 music format. The station serves the Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
area. The station, owned by Entravision Communications
Entravision Communications
Entravision Communications Corporation is a media company based in Santa Monica, California. Entravision primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations and outdoor media, in several of the top Hispanic markets. They are the largest affiliate...
, is part of the "Super Estrella
KSSE
KSSE/KSSD/KSSC is a commercial radio station trimulcast located in Southern California, broadcasting on 107.1 FM. The KSSC callsign was assigned to the current KMOQ in the Joplin, Missouri market until 1985....
" satellite network.
History
KVVA-FM was originally KSTM and had a Rock format prior to its switch to Spanish Top 40 in 1987.In 2000, Entravision acquired both KVVA and KMJK and combined the two into a simulcast for its "Radio Romántica
Radio Romántica
Radio Romántica was a name used by EXCL Communications for various Spanish-language radio stations from the 1990s through 2005. The earliest known reference to Radio Romántica is from 1997, at which time KBRG San Francisco, KJMN Denver, KRZY-FM Albuquerque, an unknown Salinas station, and another...
" format. In 2005 they would flip to Super Estrella, as part of the Super Estrella Network programmed by Edgar Pineda from its base in Los Angeles' Entravision Radio Division. In September 2008 it was switched to Jose FM, a Spanish oldies format.