KKLJ

KKLJ (100.1 FM, "Radio Nueva Vida") is a non-commercial educational radio station that is licensed to Julian, California and broadcasts to the San Diego, California area. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation, but operated by the Association for Community Education, airing the Spanish Christian teaching and music format, Radio Nueva Vida.

For the Klamath Falls, Oregon radio station that held the call sign KKLJ at 88.9 FM from 2002 to 2017, see KJKF.
KKLJ
CityJulian, California
Broadcast areaSan Diego, California
Frequency100.1 MHz
BrandingRadio Nueva Vida
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatReligious programming
AffiliationsRadio Nueva Vida
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
OperatorThe Association for Community Education
History
First air date
October 23, 1991
Former call signs
KBNN (1987-1995)
KLVW (1995-1997)
KLVJ (1997-2015)
KPRI (2015-2017)
Technical information
Facility ID49854
ClassA
ERP110 watts
HAAT679 meters (2,228 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°9′33″N 116°36′53″W
Repeater(s)92.1-3 KARJ-HD3 Escondido, California

It is relayed onto the HD3 channel of KARJ.

History

The station first signed on October 23, 1991 as KBNN; it was owned by Nuevo Communications Inc. and broadcast a soft adult contemporary music format with frequent local news reports.[1] In May 1995, Nuevo Communications sold KBNN to Cruce Dun Spero Fido for $450,000.[2] On November 1, 1995, KBNN changed its call letters to KLVW.[3]

On January 30, 1997, Educational Media Foundation (EMF) purchased KLVW for $34,168;[4] the organization soon flipped the station to contemporary Christian music from its nationally syndicated K-Love network. The call sign was changed to KLVJ on May 19, 1997.[3]

On September 28, 2015, EMF announced it had purchased KPRI, an adult album alternative station licensed to Encinitas, California on 102.1 FM, from Compass Radio. KPRI began airing K-Love that afternoon.[5] On October 27, 2015, KPRI and KLVJ swapped call signs, with the 100.1 FM frequency becoming KPRI.[6]

On December 14, 2017, KPRI changed its call letters to KKLJ.[3] In October 2018, the station flipped to the K-Love Classics format playing a mix of 80s, 90s and 2000s Christian Music.

However in early December 2018, the station switched formats to Radio Nueva Vida.[7] It is now operated by the Association for Community Education, although the station is still legally owned by EMF.

References
  1. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. R.R. Bowker. 1994. p. B-38. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. R.R. Bowker. May 15, 1995. p. 51. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. "Call Sign History: KKLJ". U.S. Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  4. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. R.R. Bowker. 1998. p. D-48. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. Peterson, Karla (September 28, 2015). "Alt-rock radio station KPRI-FM sold". San Diego Union-Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. Ashworth, Susan (November 10, 2015). "FCC Hands Out October Call Signs". Radio World. Alexandria, Virginia: NewBay Media. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. "Estaciones |". nuevavida.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.

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