KIVA (AM)
talk radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
KIVA (1600 kHz) is a 10,000 watt commercial radio station licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by the Rock of Talk, LLC. The station airs the Premiere Networks talk lineup, and also various local programming. Its studios and offices are located on Renard Place Southeast, near the Albuquerque International Sunport.
KIVA broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day, to protect other stations on 1600 AM at night, it reduces power to 175 watts. The station's transmitter is located on Arno Street, near Interstate 25.
Programming
On weekdays, KIVA carries mostly nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. They include Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Jesse Kelly, Buck Sexton and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. In January 2025, KIVA also added Michael DelGiorno to its morning broadcast schedule. He airs during the early morning hours from 4-7am MT, weekdays. KIVA also features a fan favorite local afternoon talk show, The Rock of Talk with Eddy Aragon from 4:00 to 6:45 pm weekdays. Aragon was the 2021 republican candidate for Albuquerque mayor and was named the Albuquerque Journal's "radio personality of the year" from 2017 to 2020.
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