KBVA

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KBVA
Broadcast areaNorthwest Arkansas, Southwest Missouri and northeast Oklahoma
Frequency 106.5 MHz
Branding106.5 KBVA
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • John Lykins
  • (Rox Radio Group, LLC)
KXVB, KXRD, KAKS, KREB, KFFK
History
First air date
November 1991
Call sign meaning
K Bella VistA (city of license)
Technical information
Facility ID 23365
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 173 meters (568 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 36°18′21.00″N94°27′29.00″W / 36.3058333°N 94.4580556°W / 36.3058333; -94.4580556
Links
Website 1065kbva.com

KBVA (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM broadcasts in HD with 2 sub channels radio station licensed to Bella Vista, Arkansas, and serving Southwest Missouri, Northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma. The station is owned by John Lykins, through licensee Rox Radio Group, LLC. The station airs a classic hits format, playing hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s, with a slightly larger playlist. The playlist includes artist's such as Journey, Elton John, Madonna, Eagles, Michael Jackson, Commodores, U2 and Ace of Base. KBVA carries the syndicated John Tesh "Intelligence for Your Life" show in the evenings. The station contains hourly news updates which are provided by ABC News Radio.

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The studios and office is located W Holly St, Fayetteville, AR. [1] The transmitter is off Y City Road in Decatur, Arkansas. [2] KBVA's signal is heard in sections of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

History

In November 1991, the station signed on the air. [3] KBVA's original owner was Gayla Joy Hendren McKenzie, the daughter of Republican politician Kim Hendren and the sister of current state senator Jim Hendren. The station carried political advertising for Kim Hendren's unsuccessful bid in 2010 for the United States Senate.

McKenzie sold KBVA to Hog Radio effective July 31, 2017 for $1.15 million, which rebranded the station from "Variety 106.5" to "Lite 106.5". It is the only radio station in the Fayetteville market to have an Adult Standards format in 2021.

Hog Radio sold KBVA, three sister stations, and a translator to John Lykins' Rox Radio Group, LLC for $3 million effective January 27, 2021.

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