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KELY (1230 AM) is a commercialradio station broadcasting a talk radioformat. Licensed to Ely, Nevada, United States, the station is owned and operated by Ely Radio, LLC [3] and features programming from the Genesis Communications Network and WABC (AM) through their Red Apple Audio Networks. It also broadcasts the independently syndicated programs following the locally produced Your Morning program hosted by station manager Wyatt Cox.[4] On February 7, 2022, KELY launched a translator in Ely, NV on 98.5 MHz FM with the callsign K253CJ.[5] KELY's programming was simulcast on KAVB in Hawthorne, but according to a July 1 blog post on the station's web site, that ended around July 1, 2024.[6]
KELY's history dates back to June 1950 when it was launched by founders David Hanson and Dale Bradley. The station originally broadcast from the historic Hotel Nevada for over 70 years. In 1986, the station expanded to the FM dial as KCLS (FM) 101.7 under Reed Communications.[7] After several ownership changes, the KELY AM and the KCLS FM signal were split in 2005. The former KCLS license eventually moved out of the Ely area and is now part of the Canyon Media group in St. George, Utah. KELY serves as the flagship station for the Nevada Talk Network, extending its local and syndicated programming across much of rural Nevada. The station is an affiliate for the Vegas Golden Knights hockey team.