KVOO-FM
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| Broadcast area | Tulsa metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
| Branding | "98.5 KVOO" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KHTT, KBEZ, KXBL-FM, KFAQ, KJRH-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | November 16, 1973 |
Former call signs | KBJH (1973-1976) KCFO-FM (1976-1987) KUSO (1987-1988) |
Call sign meaning | K Voice Of Oklahoma |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68330 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 99,000 watts |
| HAAT | 374 meters (1227 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°11′26″N 96°05′50″W / 36.19056°N 96.09722°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kvoo.com |
KVOO-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company and it airs a country music radio format. The station picked up the heritage call sign and country format in 1988. It shared the call letters with an AM sister station that had long been known for country music in Tulsa, until the AM outlet changed to a news/talk format as KFAQ in 2002. KVOO's studios are located in Midtown Tulsa and the transmitter is in the Osage Reservation north of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
KVOO-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[1][2]
History
KVOO-FM first signed on the air on November 16, 1973.[3] Its call letters were KBJH, and it aired a Christian radio format. The station was started by evangelist Billy James Hargis and his initials were part of the call sign. The station's license was held by the American Christian College, founded by Hargis.
In 1976, the call letters were changed to KCFO. The station called itself "Love 98 FM" and it played Contemporary Christian music.
Journal Communications (KVOO-FM's former owner) and The E.W. Scripps Company (owner of Tulsa's NBC network affiliate KJRH-TV) announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name. The new firm would own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KVOO-FM.[4]
On June 26, 2018, parent company E.W. Scripps announced that it would sell KVOO - along with its sister stations, KBEZ, KFAQ, KHTT, and KXBL to Griffin Communications.[5]
References
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=68330
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 HD Radio Guide for Tulsa
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 pg. C-170
- ^ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Scripps Sells Tulsa Cluster To Griffin Communications - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
External links
- 98.5 KVOO-FM Website
- Journal Broadcast Group
- KVOO in the FCC FM station database
- KVOO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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