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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.9MHz |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Affiliations | K-LOVE |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 1992 |
Former call signs | WQFE (1992–2009) |
Call sign meaning | WKLUve (K-Love is the current branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54289 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000watts |
| HAAT | 110 meters (360 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | klove.com |
WKLU (101.9FM) is aradio station licensed toBrownsburg, Indiana, and serving theIndianapolis metropolitan area. The station is owned by theEducational Media Foundation and carries itsK-LOVE network, playingContemporary Christian music.
While the K-LOVE format is national, the station broadcasts public affairs programming for Brownsburg and Hendricks County on select Sunday nights. In addition, the WKLU studios are used for the K-LOVE morning show which is heard nationwide.
In1992, the stationsigned on the air asWQFE. It used a 300 foottower, located in Hendricks County. The station playedeasy listening music.
In September1994, WQFE changed to anoldies format that was not successful.
In1999, Bruce "The Radio Pirate" Quinn took over his family owned station. The call letters were changed toWKLU and branded as"The New Kool 101.9". The format evolved to a loose variant ofclassic rock specializing in titles that most Indianapolis radio stations didn't play, including songs fromjam bands.
In2006 the Quinns sold the station toMiami radio entrepreneur Russ Oasis, who moved the tower to its current location and reformatted the station to a more commercially viableOldies format. At midnight on December 4, 2007, WKLU began playing the hits of the 1960s and 1970s as"The New Oldies 101.9".
On July 15, 2009, WKLU was sold by Russ Oasis to theEducational Media Foundation. The station switched to theK-LOVE network ofContemporary Christian music on September 15, 2009, at 6 p.m. Before the switch, a goodbye show was held by the staff and DJs of Oldies 101.9. The last song on Oldies was "Thank You for Being a Friend" byAndrew Gold.[2]
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