KRVQ-FM

KRVQ-FM (104.5 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to and serves Lake Isabella, California, United States. The station is owned by Neal and Amie Preston, through licensee Asha Faith James Company. KRVQ-FM has been silent since June 23, 2016; prior to this, it broadcast a classic rock format.

For the station that held the callsign KRVQ from 2006 to 2010, see KIXM.
KRVQ-FM
Frequency104.5 MHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
  • Neal and Amie Preston
  • (Asha Faith James Company)
KCNQ
History
First air date
1992 (as KVLI-FM)
Former call signs
KVLI-FM (1990–2011)
Technical information
Facility ID35856
ClassA
ERP200 watts
HAAT384 meters (1,260 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°37′21.00″N 118°26′16.00″W

History

The station first signed on in 1992 as KVLI-FM, simulcasting the adult standards of its sister station KVLI.[1] In June 1997, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn purchased KVLI-AM-FM for $240,000.[2] The new owners flipped both stations to oldies that September.[3]

On September 23, 2011, the station changed its call sign to KRVQ-FM and switched formats from classic hits to classic rock, branded as "The River".

In August 2014, the Bohns sold KRVQ-FM, KVLI, and KCNQ to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000.[4] However, the transaction triggered a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which held up the deal for three years. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, licensee of KWVE-FM, alleged that a time brokerage agreement (TBA) between the sellers and Alta Sierra constituted an unauthorized transfer of control because KRVQ-FM and KLVI had no staff on premises. The FCC agreed, levying an $8,000 fine against the Bohns in a consent decree.[5] The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.[6]

On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM went silent.[7]

Effective October 4, 2022, Alta Sierra Broadcasting sold KRVQ-FM and KCNQ to Asha Faith James Company for $250,000.

References
  1. "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, no. 44. New York City: M Street Corporation. November 4, 1992. p. 1. ISSN 1052-7109. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. "Proposed Station Transfers" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, no. 25. Madison, Tennessee: M Street Corporation. June 25, 1997. p. 7. ISSN 1052-7109. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, no. 38. Madison, Tennessee: M Street Corporation. September 24, 1997. p. 2. ISSN 1052-7109. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. "Price For WCCC: $9.5 Million". All Access. All Access Music Group. August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  5. "FCC Fines California Cluster Owner Under Consent Decree, Hits Pirate FM Operator With $20,000 Fine". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  6. "West Palm Beach FM Translator Sold". All Access. All Access Music Group. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  7. "Engineering STA". Federal Communications Commission.
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