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Title: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
Post by: aurora on December 22, 2017, 1931 UTC
Pittsburgh KQV 1410 News Radio’s owner Robert W. Dickey Jr. announced that the historic station will cease operations on New Year’s Eve after 98 years, although he is leaving open the possibility of selling the station so that a new buyer might resume operations and return it to life.

Full details:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/16/1725101/-KQV-RADIO-TO-CEASE-OPERATIONS-AFTER-98-YEARS-RADIO-HISTORY-DIES-WITH-IT-QUITE-A-STORY
Title: Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 24, 2017, 2216 UTC


This makes KYW 1060 am Philadelphia the lone 3 letter "K" station east of the Mississippi.
Title: Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
Post by: ThaDood on December 30, 2017, 0244 UTC
More news from Pittsburgh Radio & Television Online,      http://www.pbrtv.com/   Thanks again Boomer!
Title: Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
Post by: Pigmeat on January 02, 2018, 0919 UTC
Boomer whup's Lassie any day of the week. I'm glad I got a last log of this one back late July.
Title: Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
Post by: ThaDood on January 02, 2018, 1733 UTC
    JTA asked Boomer if 1410KQV is off-air, and Boomer has conformed that, as of 1/1/2018 at 6AM EST, it is.
Title: Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
Post by: Pigmeat on January 09, 2018, 1819 UTC
That's a shame. On the other hand, at 98 years it lasted longer than most of us will.
Title: Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations, and maybe resurrected?
Post by: ThaDood on February 02, 2018, 1947 UTC
Boomer FWR this to me,   https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122829/kqv-to-be-resurrected/   That would be neat.