| Broadcast area | Albuquerque metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.5MHz |
| Branding | Family Life Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music -Christian Talk and Teaching |
| Affiliations | Family Life Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | February 2, 1976; 49 years ago (February 2, 1976) (as KIPC) |
Former call signs | KIPC (1976–1980) KKTU (1980–1982) KNFR (1982) |
Call sign meaning | KFamilyLife AlbuQuerque |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 1,232 meters (4,042 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | myflr.org |
KFLQ (91.5FM) is anon-commercial, listener-supportedradio station inAlbuquerque, New Mexico. It owned by theFamily Life Radio Network, based inTucson, Arizona. KFLQ playsContemporary Christian music withChristian talk and teaching programs, hosted by national religious leaders includingJim Daly,David Jeremiah andCharles Stanley.
KFLQ is aClass C station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000watts. Thetransmitter is atopSandia Crest, amid thetowers for other Albuquerque-area FM and TV stations.[1]
The All-Indian Pueblo Council filed for aconstruction permit with theFederal Communications Commission in December 1973. It wanted to build a noncommercial radio station in Albuquerque. It later changed its name to the Albuquerque Public Broadcasting Corporation. The council said that the station would feature multicultural and multilingual programming, including some programs in native languages, Spanish-language shows and English-language programming aimed at an African American audience.[2][3] One employee of theBureau of Indian Affairs was concerned that few Native Americans had FM radios. He thought that few people in the station's target audience would be able to receive it, saying, "I don't like this business of having FM stations".[3] In addition to the All-Indian Pueblo Council, a grant from theDepartment of Housing, Education and Welfare was used to start the station.[4]
It was given thecall sign KIPC and was scheduled to begin broadcasting on November 1, 1975. But there were three months of delays and itsigned on the air on February 2, 1976; 49 years ago (February 2, 1976).[5] The station carried an eclectic mix of programs includingNPR offerings,jazz music, and even Albuquerque City Council meetings.[5] It had a morning show called "Sound of the Drum" featuring "music of all Indians".[4]
KIPC had trouble raising the operating funds to stay on the air. By September 1977, it had gonedark while it worked to raise money. That left theUniversity of New Mexico'sKUNM-FM to emerge as the majorpublic radio station for the city.[6] Albuquerque Public Broadcasting Corporation entered bankruptcy that same year.[7]
Two years later, the station was sold to Spindizzy PubCom. It became KKTU. Spindizzy had also obtained the construction permit forKQIV at 91.9 MHz inCorpus Christi, Texas. The stations in Albuquerque and Corpus Christi were sold toFamily Life Radio in 1982. The price tag was $120,000.[8] On August 6 of that year, the station changed its call sign to KNFR. It changed again to the present KFLQ on November 29, 1982. The call letters stand for Family Life Radio in AlbuQuerque.
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