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| Frequency | 104.5MHz |
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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[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35856 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 200watts |
| HAAT | 384 meters (1,260 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°37′21.00″N118°26′16.00″W / 35.6225000°N 118.4377778°W /35.6225000; -118.4377778 |
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Public license information | |
KRVQ-FM (104.5FM) is aradio station that islicensed to and servesLake Isabella, California, United States. The station is owned by Neal and Amie Preston, through licensee Asha Faith James Company. KRVQ-FM has beensilent since June 23, 2016; prior to this, it broadcast aclassic rock format.
The station first signed on in 1992 as KVLI-FM, simulcasting theadult standards of its sister stationKVLI.[2] In June 1997, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn purchased KVLI-AM-FM for $240,000.[3] The new owners flipped both stations tooldies that September.[4]
On September 23, 2011, the station changed itscall sign toKRVQ-FM and switched formats fromclassic hits toclassic rock, branded as "The River".
In August 2014, the Bohns sold KRVQ-FM, KVLI, andKCNQ to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000.[5] However, the transaction triggered a complaint to theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) which held up the deal for three years.Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, licensee ofKWVE-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 aconsent decree.[6] The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.[7]
On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM wentsilent.[8]
Effective October 4, 2022, Alta Sierra Broadcasting sold KRVQ-FM and KCNQ to Asha Faith James Company for $250,000.