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| Broadcast area | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian contemporary music |
| Subchannels | HD2:Air1 HD3:Radio Nueva Vida HD4: Boost Radio |
| Affiliations | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 1994 |
Former call signs | WCLN-FM (1984–1991) WMXS (1991–1994) WCLN-FM (1994–2017)[1] |
Call sign meaning | K-LOVE for Fayetteville |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11066 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 9,200watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°07′37″N78°35′19″W / 35.12694°N 78.58861°W /35.12694; -78.58861 |
| Translators | 102.1 W271DR (Fayetteville) HD2: 102.9 W275BW (Fayetteville) HD4: 97.3 W247BS (Hope Mills) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live |
| Website | klove.com air1.com (HD2) |
WKFV (107.3FM) is aradio station broadcasting aChristian contemporary music format. Licensed toClinton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned byEducational Media Foundation, airing theirK-LOVE format.
WKFV signed on asWCLN-FM in 1984. At one time, its format wasurban contemporary, and the call letters were onceWMXS.[3]
Larry Carr of Clinton operatedWCLN, a daytime-only station on 1170, and WCLN-FM (then at 107.1 FM) prior to the 1991 purchase of the 16-year-old stations by Willis Broadcasting Corp. ofNorfolk, Virginia. The stations' format would beadult contemporary music andoldies.[4]
WCLN and WCLN-FM wereChristian when the FM station increased its power from 3000 to 25,000 watts and moved to 107.3 FM to better cover Fayetteville.[5]
By 1997, WCLN was airingSouthern gospel music separately from the FM.[6]
In 2000, WCLN-FM relocated its tower from Salemburg, NC to its current location near Stedman, NC. In conjunction with the tower relocation, the station was granted FCC approval to relocate its Main Studio to Fayetteville, NC.[7]
2004 brought leadership changes to the station. The format drifted from Inspiration to Adult Contemporary (AC) Christian music, becoming a Radio & Records reporting station in early 2005.[8]
Effective December 15, 2017,Educational Media Foundation closed on the purchase of WCLN-FM from Christian Listening Network for $1.2 million. The same day, the station changed its call sign to WKFV.
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