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Broadcast area | Joplin |
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Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
Branding | K-Love |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Affiliations | K-Love |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
K-LOVE network | |
History | |
Former call signs | KGNT-AM [1] |
Call sign meaning | "Ozark Bible College", now Ozark Christian College, KOBC's former owner. |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51096 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 60,000 watts |
HAAT | 151.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°3′8.00″N94°23′20.00″W / 37.0522222°N 94.3888889°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | KOBC's High Speed Stream |
Website | kobc.org |
KOBC (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Joplin, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Joplin area.
KOBC was founded on February 24, 1967, by its previous owner, Ozark Christian College and operated on the 91.1 FM frequency. In 1972, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a license to increase transmitting power to 30,000 watts and change the frequency to 90.7 FM. Transmission power was raised again in 1998 to 60,000 watts, effectively increasing KOBC's listening area by 40%.
OCC sold KOBC to its current owner, the Educational Media Foundation, on October 1, 2008. [3] [4]
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