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WKVR (FM)

Coordinates: 42°58′49″N 83°34′40″W / 42.98028°N 83.57778°W / 42.98028; -83.57778
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WKVR
Broadcast area[1]
Frequency88.9 MHz
BrandingK-Love
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
AffiliationsK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
September 1997 (1997-09)
Former call signs
WGRI (1997–2001)
WAKL (2001–2019)
WKMF (2019–2022)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47686
ClassA
ERP380 watts
HAAT80.2 meters (263 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°58′49″N 83°34′40″W / 42.98028°N 83.57778°W / 42.98028; -83.57778
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.klove.com

WKVR (88.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Flint, Michigan, it is a member of the K-Love radio network.

History[edit]

The station signed on in September 1997[2] as WGRI with an urban gospel format. After Gospel Radio International sold the station to the Educational Media Foundation, WGRI joined K-Love on October 1, 2001,[3] and changed its call letters to WAKL on October 29.[4] The station became WKMF on May 31, 2019,[4] after EMF moved the WAKL call sign to a station it had acquired in the Atlanta market.[5]

The station changed its call sign to WKVR on December 6, 2022.

Translators[edit]

Broadcast translators for WKVR
Call sign Frequency City of license FID FCC info
W261BH 100.1 FM FM Flint, Michigan 139042 LMS
W292DA 106.3 FM FM Linden, Michigan 139040 LMS

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKVR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-281. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "WAKL FM 88.9 Flint". Michiguide. October 20, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Call Sign History (WKVR)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (May 27, 2019). "EMF Sets New Call Letters For Cumulus/Aloha Acquisitions; WRQX Moves To..." RadioInsight. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

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