WJKL (FM)

Last updated
WJKL
KLOVE 2014.svg
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency 105.7 MHz
BrandingK-LOVE
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Network K-Love
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
WVIE
History
First air date
June 5, 1962
Former call signs
WOLA (1962-1966)
WRFV-FM (1966-1968)
WKVM-FM (1968-1971)
WCAD-FM (1971-1976)
WKVM-FM (1976-1982)
WCAD (1982-2020)
Call sign meaning
"San Juan K-Love"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 3537
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 836.0 meters (2,742.8 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 18°16′54″N66°56′46″W / 18.28167°N 66.94611°W / 18.28167; -66.94611
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.klove.com

WJKL (105.7 FM), branded on-air as K-LOVE, is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The station serves the island of Puerto Rico. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation and carries network programming from K-LOVE, EMF's main Contemporary Christian music network.

Contents

History

WJKL signed on in June 1968 as WKVM-FM. On July 25, 1978, WKVM-FM changed formats to rock as "Alfa Rock", the first FM with the format in Puerto Rico. The station was originally owned by American Colonial Broadcasting (a subsidiary of Pérez Perry Enterprises), which later was sold to Broadcasting & Programming Systems of Puerto Rico. In 1982, the station changed its call sign to WCAD.

Sale to Educational Media Foundation

On July 24, 2017, it was announced that the Educational Media Foundation was buying WCAD and its booster signals for $2.9 million. The station would be EMF's first located in a U.S. territory and would switch to the company's K-Love network. [2] On September 20, 2017, WCAD went off the air due to the threat of Hurricane Maria across the island of Puerto Rico and the sale of the station to EMF was approved by the FCC, awaiting the consummation and would convert to a non-commercial educational radio station. [3]

On March 3, 2018 at 12:06 a.m, Alfa Rock ended broadcasting after nearly 40 years as an album-oriented rock station. The final song on Alfa Rock was "The Perfectionist" by Saga. The station went silent on that day; and the sale of WCAD was completed on July 16, 2018.

In 2017, the station's transmitter site had been heavily damaged by Hurricane Maria. The station returned to the air on December 21, 2018, after ten months off the air and the completion of transmitter repairs.

After Alfa Rock ended broadcasting on March 3, 2018, some of the Alfa Rock programming and team members DJs Pedro Dávila, Jose Sanz and Fred Virella moved to an online radio station, AZ Rock. The station also airs an album-oriented rock format.

On May 14, 2020, WCAD changed its call letters to WJKL.

Related Research Articles

K-Love is an American Christian radio network. Owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), a non-profit Christian ministry, it primarily broadcasts contemporary Christian music.

KLVJ (102.1 MHz, "K-Love" is a non-commercial educational FM radio station licensed to Encinitas, California and serving San Diego County. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts a contemporary Christian music format as an affiliate of the K-Love network. KLVJ 's studios were previously located in the Sorrento Valley district in north San Diego. Prior to 2015, the station, holding the KPRI call letters, was locally owned by Compass Radio Group and broadcast an adult album alternative format. On September 28, it was announced that Compass sold KPRI to EMF; the station began carrying K-Love programming the same day.

KNKL is a contemporary Christian music radio station in Tremonton, Utah, United States. The station is owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and broadcasts EMF's K-Love programming.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLVU (FM)</span> Radio station in Belle Meade, Tennessee

WLVU is an FM radio station licensed to the city of Belle Meade, Tennessee, but serving the Nashville market as a whole. It is currently branded as K-LOVE, repeating a satellite-delivered contemporary Christian format. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and is the flagship of the K-Love and Air1 brands based in nearby Franklin, Tennessee. It is Nashville's most recent full-power FM station to take the air.

WNKC is a radio station licensed to Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and carries contemporary Christian music through its K-Love network. WNKC operates as the K-Love station for the North Shore region of Greater Boston, serving portions of the market not covered by K-Love's primary Boston-area station, WKVB.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WARW (FM)</span> Air 1 radio station in Port Chester, New York

WARW is a Christian worship formatted radio station, licensed to Port Chester, New York and is the Air 1 radio affiliate for Westchester County, New York and the Connecticut Panhandle. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation and its transmitter is located in New Rochelle, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KWAI (FM)</span> Air1 radio station in Los Altos, California, United States

KWAI is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Los Altos, California, owned by the Educational Media Foundation. Its transmitter is located near Cupertino, California. It is the San Jose affiliate for the Air1 religious network. No local programming originates from the station, and it carries network programming full-time. KWAI's transmitter is located near Stevens Creek Reservoir.

KFLB-FM is a radio station that serves the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area with Christian programming on 88.1 FM. The station is owned by Family Life Broadcasting. KFLB was also owned by Family Life Broadcasting and carried the same programming until its license was surrendered and cancelled on July 17, 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLVP</span> Radio station in Aloha, Oregon

KLVP is a non-profit radio station licensed to Aloha, Oregon, and serving the Portland metropolitan area. The station is owned, and the broadcast license held, by the Educational Media Foundation. It airs the national contemporary Christian radio format known as "K-Love."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KVLR</span> Radio station in Sunset Valley, Texas

KVLR is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Sunset Valley, Texas, and serving the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation as the Austin affiliate for EMF's Air1 radio network, airing its Christian Worship music format. It does not carry commercials, instead making on-air appeals for contributions.

WNKN is a commercial radio station licensed to Middletown, Ohio, and serving parts of the Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. It broadcasts a Catholic radio format and is owned by Relevant Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WFFY</span> Radio station in Florida, United States

WFFY is a commercial FM radio station licensed to San Carlos Park, Florida, and broadcasting to the Fort Myers media market. It airs a rhythmic contemporary radio format and is owned by Sun Broadcasting, with studios on Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers. The station carries the nationally syndicated Breakfast Club from WWPR in New York City in morning drive time.

WKVG is a radio station in Greenville, South Carolina, serving Upstate South Carolina including the Greenville-Spartanburg radio market. WKVG is owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation, and is an affiliate of K-Love.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WAWE</span> Air 1 radio station in Glendale Heights, Illinois

WAWE is a radio station broadcasting a Christian worship music format, licensed to Glendale Heights, Illinois, United States. The station serves the Chicago Metropolitan Area and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, broadcasting its Air1 format.

WRSJ is a radio station broadcasting an Talk radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by International Broadcasting Corporation.

WBQN is a radio station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, broadcasting a news-talk format. The station serves as the flagship station of the Borinquen Radio News Network and is owned by Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi. It is an affiliate of CNN en Español radio news network. The station is rebroadcast at 95.3 FM by translator station W237FF, also located in San Juan.

KKMR is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Arizona City, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and it airs a Christian Contemporary radio format, as part of the K-Love network.

WPVM FM 88.5 is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Green Bay area. The station is owned by WRVM, Inc. and operates as a simulcast of WRVM 102.7 FM.

KLTW is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Winnie, Texas and serving the Golden Triangle. It airs a Contemporary Christian radio format and is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZAI</span> Air1 radio station in Balcones Heights, Texas

KZAI is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Worship format through the nationally programmed Air1 network. The station is licensed to Balcones Heights, Texas, United States, and serves the San Antonio area. The transmitter is located in San Antonio proper, due north of downtown and adjacent to Interstate 10. KZAI is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission
  3. ↑ "Application Search Results". Licensing FCC Gov.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.