WKFV
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Broadcast area | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
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| Frequency | 107.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | K-Love |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
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| Network | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 |
Former call signs | WCLN-FM (1984–1991) WMXS (1991–1994) WCLN-FM (1994–2017)[1] |
Call sign meaning | K-Love for Fayetteville |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 11066 | |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 9,200 watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°07′37″N 78°35′19″W / 35.12694°N 78.58861°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WKFV (107.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Clinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation, airing its K-Love format.
History
[edit]WKFV signed on as WCLN-FM in 1984. At one time, its format was urban contemporary, and the call letters were once WMXS.[3]
Larry Carr of Clinton, North Carolina, operated WCLN, a daytime-only station on 1170, and WCLN-FM (then at 107.1 FM) prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. of Norfolk, Virginia. The stations' format would be adult contemporary music and oldies.[4]
WCLN and WCLN-FM were Christian when the FM station increased its power from 3000 to 25,000 watts and moved to 107.3 FM to better cover Fayetteville.[5]
By 1997, WCLN was airing southern gospel music separately from the FM.[6]
In 2000, WCLN-FM relocated its tower from Salemburg to near Stedman. In conjunction with the tower relocation, the station was granted FCC approval to relocate its main studio to Fayetteville.[7]
After leadership changes to the station in 2004, the format drifted from inspiration to adult contemporary Christian music, becoming a Radio & Records reporting station in early 2005.[8]
Effective December 15, 2017, Educational Media Foundation closed on the purchase of WCLN-FM from Christian Listening Network for $1.2 million. The same day, the station changed its call sign to WKFV.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Call Sign History (WCLN-FM)". Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKFV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on February 1, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Firm Buys Clinton Radio Station," The Fayetteville Observer, July 13, 1991.
- ↑ Michael Futch, "It's All Christmas, All the Time at WFLB," The Fayetteville Observer, December 9, 1994.
- ↑ "The Cape Fear Region's Information Resources," The Fayetteville Observer, March 22, 1997.
- ↑ On The Air, "Stations on the Move," The Fayetteville Observer, September 20, 2000.
- ↑ Radio and Records, Reporting Stations, http://www.radioandrecords.com Archived 2006-07-07 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 11066 (WKFV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WKFV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database