| Radio Nueva VidaFlagship Station | |
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| Broadcast area | Ventura County, California Santa Barbara, California |
| Frequency | 90.3MHz |
| Branding | "Radio Nueva Vida" |
| Programming | |
| Format | SpanishChristian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAIV | |
| History | |
First air date | January 19, 1987 |
Call sign meaning | KaMaRillO |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65404 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 10,500watts |
| HAAT | 324 meters (1,063 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°24′47″N119°11′10″W / 34.41306°N 119.18611°W /34.41306; -119.18611 |
| Translator(s) | See§ Translators |
| Repeater(s) | 980 KEYQ (Fresno) 90.9 KGZO (Shafter) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | nuevavida.com |
KMRO (90.3FM) is anon-commercialradio stationlicensed toCamarillo, California and broadcasting to the areas ofVentura County and southernSanta Barbara County, California. The station is owned by theEducational Media Foundation and airs aSpanish-languageChristian talk and teaching format. It is theflagship station of the religious radio networkRadio Nueva Vida. In addition to its extensive network oftranslator stations, KMRO is simulcast on two full-powerrepeaters in California:KEYQ (980AM) inFresno andKGZO (90.9 FM) inShafter.
KMRO was firstsigned on January 19, 1987 by The Association for Community Education, Inc.[2] KMRO is theflagship station ofRadio Nueva Vida, aSpanish-languageChristian talk and teaching radio network.
KEYQ first went on the air on October 14, 1957. It was purchased by Americom in 1967.[3] From September 1992 to May 1993, the station held the call letters KFSO, after which it reverted to the KEYQ calls.[4] In 1997, Jonna Hooker sold KEYQ to The Association for Community Education, Inc. for $200,000.[5]
The station signed on July 19, 1993, as KLOD; it was owned by High Adventure Ministries, Inc. KLOD changed its call sign to KGZO on April 5, 1996.[6] In 1997, High Adventure Ministries sold KGZO to The Association for Community Education for $240,000.[7]
In December 2024, theEducational Media Foundation reached an agreement to take over the Association for Community Education as its sole member, continuing its activities as a subsidiary. This will therefore result in the acquisition of its stations (including KMRO, KEYQ and KGZO) by the EMF pending FCC approval; the transaction will have no financial consideration.[8][9][10] The acquisition was completed on February 7, 2025.[11]
KMRO is relayed by these translators to widen its broadcast area:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Facility ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K235BX | 94.9 FM | Calexico | California | 142606 |
| K217EF | 91.3 FM | Desert Center | California | 93605 |
| K251AH | 98.1 FM | Grand Terrace | California | 83340 |
| K209FV | 89.7 FM | Los Banos | California | 89028 |
| K295AI | 106.9 FM | Muscoy | California | 86384 |
| K217CQ | 91.3 FM | Salinas | California | 84386 |
| K211DK | 90.1 FM | Santa Ana | California | 83327 |
| K269EW | 101.7 FM | Santa Maria | California | 142365 |
| K219DK | 91.7 FM | Victorville | California | 85689 |