KVOR (740 AM broadcasting, "AM 740 KVOR") is a commercial radio radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving Colorado Springs and Pueblo. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a talk radio radio format.
KVOR is powered at 3,300 by day. But because AM 740 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A CFZM Toronto, KVOR must reduce power at night to 1,500 watts to avoid interference. Radio-Locator.com/KVOR It uses a directional antenna at all times, with a north-south pattern that covers Pueblo, even though the station's transmitter is located north of downtown Colorado Springs, near Thompson Road. Studios and offices are located on Corporate Drive in Colorado Springs.
The KVOR weekday schedule begins with Colorado Springs' Morning News followed by a local late morning talk show hosted by Richard Randall. The rest of the weekday line up is made up of nationally syndicated talk shows: The Vince Show with Vince Coglianese, Will Cain, The Mark Levin Show, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, Chris Plante, Red Eye Radio and America in the Morning. Weekends feature shows on money, food, computers, law and religion including Bill Handel, Larry Kudlow, Focus on the Family and The Jesus Christ Show with Neil Saavedra. KVOR partners with local TV station KOAA (an NBC TV Network affiliate) for news and weather coverage. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.
KVOR broadcasts the Air Force Falcons football and basketball games. InsideRadio.com/KVOR
KVOR's transmitter was temporarily offline during the 2013 Black Forest Fire. The station was known previously as "News/Talk 740," "Newsradio 740," and most recently "Colorado Springs' Talk Station."
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