Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
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Programming | |
Format | Silent |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KCNQ | |
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 (1,260 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°37′21.00″N 118°26′16.00″W / 35.6225000°N 118.4377778°W |
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.
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.