KRVQ-FM
Frequency104.5 MHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
  • Neal and Amie Preston
  • (Asha Faith James Company)
KCNQ
History
First air date
1992 (as KVLI-FM)
Former call signs
KVLI-FM (1990–2011)
Technical information
Facility ID35856
ClassA
ERP200 watts
HAAT384 meters (1,260 ft)
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 Neal and Amie Preston, through licensee Asha Faith James Company. 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, simulcasting the adult standards of its sister station KVLI.[1] In June 1997, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn purchased KVLI-AM-FM for $240,000.[2] The new owners flipped both stations to oldies that September.[3]

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, the Bohns sold KRVQ-FM, KVLI, and KCNQ to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000.[4] 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.[5] The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.[6]

On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM went silent.[7]

Effective October 4, 2022, Alta Sierra Broadcasting sold KRVQ-FM and KCNQ to Asha Faith James Company for $250,000.

References

  1. ↑ "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, no. 44. New York City: M Street Corporation. November 4, 1992. p. 1. ISSN 1052-7109. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Proposed Station Transfers" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, no. 25. Madison, Tennessee: M Street Corporation. June 25, 1997. p. 7. ISSN 1052-7109. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, no. 38. Madison, Tennessee: M Street Corporation. September 24, 1997. p. 2. ISSN 1052-7109. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Price For WCCC: $9.5 Million". All Access. All Access Music Group. August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "FCC Fines California Cluster Owner Under Consent Decree, Hits Pirate FM Operator With $20,000 Fine". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "West Palm Beach FM Translator Sold". All Access. All Access Music Group. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Engineering STA". Federal Communications Commission.
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