WKVR (FM)

Last updated
WKVR
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Broadcast area
Frequency 88.9 MHz
Branding K-Love
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Affiliations K-Love
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
History
First air date
September 1997 (1997-09)
Former call signs
WGRI (1997–2001)
WAKL (2001–2019)
WKMF (2019–2022)
Technical information
Facility ID 47686
Class A
ERP 380 watts
HAAT 80.2 meters (263 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°58′49″N83°34′40″W / 42.98028°N 83.57778°W / 42.98028; -83.57778
Links
Website www.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.

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History

The station signed on in September 1997 [1] 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, [2] and changed its call letters to WAKL on October 29. [3] The station became WKMF on May 31, 2019, [3] after EMF moved the WAKL call sign to a station it had acquired in the Atlanta market. [4]

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

Translators

Broadcast translators for WKVR
Call sign Frequency City of license FCC info
W261BH100.1 FM FM Flint, Michigan FMQ
W292DA106.3 FM FM Linden, Michigan FMQ

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References

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