KMRO

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KMRO
Radio Nueva Vida Flagship Station
Radio Nueva Vida.png
Broadcast area Ventura County, California
Santa Barbara, California
Frequency 90.3 MHz
Branding"Radio Nueva Vida"
Programming
Format Spanish Christian
Ownership
OwnerThe Association For Community Education, Inc.
History
First air date
January 19, 1987
Call sign meaning
KaMaRillO
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 65404
Class B
ERP 10,500 watts
HAAT 324 meters (1,063 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 34°24′47″N119°11′10″W / 34.41306°N 119.18611°W / 34.41306; -119.18611
Translator(s) See § Translators
Repeater(s) 980 KEYQ (Fresno)
90.9 KGZO (Shafter)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website nuevavida.com

KMRO (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Camarillo, California and broadcasting to the areas of Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County, California. The station is owned by The Association For Community Education, Inc. [2] and airs a Spanish-language Christian talk and teaching format. It is the flagship station of the religious radio network Radio Nueva Vida. In addition to its extensive network of translator stations, KMRO is simulcast on two full-power repeaters in California: KEYQ (980 AM) in Fresno and KGZO (90.9 FM) in Shafter.

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History

KMRO

KMRO was first signed on January 19, 1987 by The Association for Community Education, Inc. [3] KMRO is the flagship station of Radio Nueva Vida, a Spanish-language Christian talk and teaching radio network.

KEYQ

KEYQ first went on the air on October 14, 1957. It was purchased by Americom in 1967. [4] From September 1992 to May 1993, the station held the call letters KFSO, after which it reverted to the KEYQ calls. [5] In 1997, Jonna Hooker sold KEYQ to The Association for Community Education, Inc. for $200,000. [6]

KGZO

The station signed on July 19, 1993, as KLOD; it was owned by High Adventure Ministries, Inc. KLOD changed its call sign to KGZO on April 5, 1996. [7] In 1997, High Adventure Ministries sold KGZO to The Association for Community Education for $240,000. [8]

Translators

KMRO is relayed by these translators to widen its broadcast area:

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID
K235BX94.9 FM Calexico California 142606
K217EF91.3 FM Desert Center California 93605
K251AH98.1 FM Grand Terrace California 83340
K209FV89.7 FM Los Banos California 89028
K295AI106.9 FM Muscoy California 86384
K217CQ91.3 FM Salinas California 84386
K211DK90.1 FM Santa Ana California 83327
K269EW101.7 FM Santa Maria California 142365
K219DK91.7 FM Victorville California 85689

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMRO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KGZO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission .
  3. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1989. p. B-27. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1995. p. B-39. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "KEYQ Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission .
  6. ↑ "Citadel Sitting Pretty With Tele-Media Buy" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 4, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "KGZO Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission .
  8. ↑ "After 20 Years, Bonneville Bids Adieu To Big D" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 4, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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