KRVQ-FM
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.
City | Lake Isabella, California |
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Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Silent |
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 ID | 35856 |
Class | A |
ERP | 200 watts |
HAAT | 384 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°37′21.00″N 118°26′16.00″W |
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]
References
- "Price For WCCC: $9.5 Million". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- "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.
- "West Palm Beach FM Translator Sold". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- "Engineering STA". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- KRVQ in the FCC's FM station database
- KRVQ on Radio-Locator
- KRVQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database