KVEN
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KVEN is a sports radio
station licensed to Ventura, California
. It is owned by Cumulus Media
.Its broadcasting power is a constant 1 kW
to be heard in nearby Santa Barbara
. On a clear day, KVEN's signal can be heard as far south as Los Angeles
, and well north of Santa Barbara all the way to Salinas
. KVEN's signal was caught in Bakersfield
, Fresno
and Riverside
, albeit mostly on car radios. KVEN was affiliated with ABC Radio's The True Oldies Channel
since June 23, 2008.
As News Talk KVEN, In the early 1990s, comedy-talk-radio host Phil Hendrie
broadcast his unique radio show late-nights at 1:00AM locally from the studios of KVEN. One of his best episodes was the 5-way on-air round-table chat with Presidents Jimmy Carter
, Gerald Ford
, Ronald Reagan
, Richard Nixon
, and George H. W. Bush
on 11/04/1991, the opening day of the Reagan Library.
This station also broadcasts some major sporting events. For example, during the Major League Baseball
season, KVEN is the Ventura County radio home of the Los Angeles Dodgers
, and during the NCAA football season, it broadcasts University of Southern California
football games.
This station used to broadcast the syndicated Wolfman Jack
Radio Program, and, on Sunday nights, the Dr. Demento
show, but because The Boomer became an affiliate of True Oldies, both shows stopped airing on The Boomer. It was one of Southern California's top 20 rated radio stations during the 1990s.
On February 1, 2011 KVEN changed their format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio
.
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
station licensed to Ventura, California
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
. It is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.Its broadcasting power is a constant 1 kW
Kw
kw or KW may refer to:* Kuwait, ISO 3166-1 country code** .kw, the country code top level domain for Kuwait* Kilowatt* Self-ionization of water Kw* Cornish language's ISO 639 code* Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario, Canada...
to be heard in nearby Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
. On a clear day, KVEN's signal can be heard as far south as Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, and well north of Santa Barbara all the way to Salinas
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
. KVEN's signal was caught in Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
and Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, albeit mostly on car radios. KVEN was affiliated with ABC Radio's The True Oldies Channel
The True Oldies Channel
The True Oldies Channel is a syndicated radio programming stream begun in the spring of 2004, hosted by American radio personality Scott Shannon...
since June 23, 2008.
As News Talk KVEN, In the early 1990s, comedy-talk-radio host Phil Hendrie
Phil Hendrie
Philip Stephen Hendrie is an American radio personality. He is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network...
broadcast his unique radio show late-nights at 1:00AM locally from the studios of KVEN. One of his best episodes was the 5-way on-air round-table chat with Presidents Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
, Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, and George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
on 11/04/1991, the opening day of the Reagan Library.
This station also broadcasts some major sporting events. For example, during the Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
season, KVEN is the Ventura County radio home of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, and during the NCAA football season, it broadcasts University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
football games.
This station used to broadcast the syndicated Wolfman Jack
Wolfman Jack
Robert Weston Smith, known commonly as Wolfman Jack was a gravelly voiced US disc jockey who became famous in the 1960s and 1970s.-Early career:...
Radio Program, and, on Sunday nights, the Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
show, but because The Boomer became an affiliate of True Oldies, both shows stopped airing on The Boomer. It was one of Southern California's top 20 rated radio stations during the 1990s.
On February 1, 2011 KVEN changed their format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
.