KLFV
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| Broadcast area | Grand Junction |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
| Branding | K-Love |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Network | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | December 25, 1981 (as KJOL) |
Former call signs | KJOL (1981–2000) |
Call sign meaning | "K-Love" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 12341 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 399 meters |
| Translator(s) | K223BR (92.5 MHz, Montrose) |
| Links | |
| Website | klove.com |
KLFV (90.3 FM) is a radio station in Grand Junction, Colorado. The station broadcasts a contemporary Christian format from the K-Love radio network; the station and network are owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
History
90.3 FM began broadcasting as KJOL (Joy Of the Lord) on April 24, 1982,[1] after missing a planned Christmas 1981 launch. It was the second religious radio station in the Grand Junction area, after KCIC, which had signed on in 1979; however, KJOL broadcast with more power than KCIC. KJOL was owned by the Columbus Evangelical Free Church and broadcast from its facilities; operations were managed by an interdenominational alliance of local churches, the Western Slope Church Ministries Association.[2] From the start, KJOL adopted a more contemporary gospel sound than the traditionally oriented KCIC; the programmer, Stan Bruning, had come from KWBI-FM in Denver.[2]
The mid-1980s saw a major ownership transition for the young religious station. In 1984, Columbus Evangelical sold it for $24,000 to Western Bible College, owners of KWBI-FM; the church sought to ensure KJOL's continued financial stability with the sale.[3] After the sale closed in 1985,[3] KJOL, which had previously been a major conservative voice and drove protests at abortion clinics and grocery stores that sold pornographic materials,[4] toned down its rhetoric and slightly increased the proportion of music in its broadcast day.[3] The changes and Western Bible College-developed format took hold in February, after the station was silent for a week;[5] the former general manager who had spearheaded the protest activities exited in June.[6]
After a couple of mergers, Western Bible College became Colorado Christian University by 1989,[7] and later expanded its educational offerings to the Western Slope and opened a center in Grand Junction in 1991.[8] The university sold its entire regional radio network to EMF in 2000; local operations were shuttered that October in favor of rebroadcasting EMF's K-Love programming as KLFV, and the religious talk and teaching programming disappeared altogether.[9] Former KJOL station manager Ken Andrews began efforts to bring a new local Christian station to Grand Junction;[10] those efforts succeeded when he reached an agreement to broker out 620 AM and relaunch it as the new KJOL effective July 1, 2001.[11]
References
- ^ "Christian radio". Daily Sentinel. May 8, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Theobold, Reford (December 4, 1981). "Christmas air date projected for KJOL". Daily Sentinel. p. 24. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c Link, Tony (January 30, 1985). "KJOL radio will lower its voice". Daily Sentinel. p. 1B, 3B. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ McMillan, Steve (October 27, 1984). "Picket plans pornography protest at C&F store". p. 1B. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "KJOL to take a week off the airwaves". Daily Sentinel. February 1, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Link, Tony (June 18, 1985). "Christian activist leaves KJOL airwaves". Daily Sentinel. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "100-Year Timeline | Colorado Christian University". www.ccu.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Colorado Christian University". Daily Sentinel. March 28, 1993. p. 7B. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Harmon, Gary (October 12, 2000). "Local radio format shift dismays fans". Daily Sentinel. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Opportunities still available for local Christian radio". Daily Sentinel. December 1, 2000. p. 4A. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Christian radio broadcasts return to valley on Sunday". Daily Sentinel. June 28, 2001. p. 4A. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KLFV ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database