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KVEN
KVEN (1450 AM, "SportsRadio 1450") is a sports radio station licensed to Ventura, California, carrying the national CBS Sports Network but no locally-originated programming. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts at a power of 1,000 watts.
History.
KVEN first signed on in 1948 and aired a variety of programming during its first four decades. In 1965, Carroll R. Houser sold KVEN and sister station KVEN-FM to a group consisting of Ira Laufer, Robert L. Fox, and
consisting of Ira Laufer, Robert L. Fox, and Greater California Capital Corporation — collectively doing business as KVEN Broadcasting Corporation — for $500,000.
In October 1973, KVEN-FM changed its callsign to KHAY and adopted a country music format. It was the first FM country station in California to broadcast in stereo.
In August 1996, McDonald Media Group purchased KHAY and KVEN for $12.7 million. In December 1999, Cumulus Media purchased McDonald Media Group's eight stations, including KHAY, for $41 million.