KLIV

KLIV is an AM radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area based in San Jose, California. The station operates at 1590 kHz on the AM band. It is owned by Empire Broadcasting - one of the last independently owned stations in the Bay Area - alongside radio sister station KRTY. The studios and broadcast towers located at 750 Story Road in San Jose, California.

Programming

The station identifies itself on the air as 1590 KLIV with Westwood One Radio News every half-hour. The station is well known for its local news, focusing on the events of San Jose and Silicon Valley. It broadcasts South Bay-centric traffic reports eight times an hour, or roughly every six to seven minutes. Traffic reports are generally followed by weather reports courtesy of The Weather Channel and stock market updates. Along with frequent traffic reports the station provides locally anchored, live news, as well as segments on local history and special, in-depth reports.

In addition, the station broadcasts several nationally syndicated and locally produced programs. They include: