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KRVQ-FM
Frequency104.5 MHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
  • Craig Lutz and Patricia Lutz
  • (Alta Sierra Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
1992 (as KVLI-FM)
Former call signs
KVLI-FM (1990-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID35856
ClassA
ERP200 watts
HAAT384 meters
Transmitter coordinates
35°37′21.00″N 118°26′16.00″W / 35.6225000°N 118.4377778°W / 35.6225000; -118.4377778

KRVQ-FM (104.5 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to and serves Lake Isabella, California, United States. The station is owned by Craig and Patricia Lutz, through licensee Alta Sierra Broadcasting LLC. KRVQ-FM has been silent since June 23, 2016; prior to this, it broadcast a classic rock format.

History

The station first signed on in 1992 as KVLI-FM, the sister station to KVLI. On September 23, 2011, the station changed its call sign to KRVQ-FM and switched formats from classic hits to classic rock, branded as "The River".

In August 2014, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn sold KRVQ-FM and sister station KVLI to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000.[1] However, the transaction triggered a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which held up the deal for three years. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, licensee of KWVE-FM, alleged that a time brokerage agreement (TBA) between the sellers and Alta Sierra constituted an unauthorized transfer of control because KRVQ-FM and KLVI had no staff on premises. The FCC agreed, levying an $8,000 fine against the Bohns in a consent decree.[2] The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.[3]

On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM went silent.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Price For WCCC: $9.5 Million". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "FCC Fines California Cluster Owner Under Consent Decree, Hits Pirate FM Operator With $20,000 Fine". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "West Palm Beach FM Translator Sold". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Engineering STA". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.