KAVV
KAVV is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Benson, Arizona, serving western Cochise County and eastern Pima County. KAVV is owned and operated by Stereo 97, Inc.History
A construction permit for a new radio station in Benson was issued in December 1977, with the callsign being awarded in 1979. After several time extensions, KAVV came to air in April 1983.
In 2017, KAVV came under fire from Benson residents, who began a petition seeking to shut down the station, for broadcasting messages offering advice on how listeners could conceal child pornography. Owner Paul Lotsof, who disagrees with state laws on possession of child pornography, claimed that these messages were in the public service. After advertisers were threatened, Lotsof pulled the PSA from air.
