KPVR
KPVR is a radio station in Bowling Green, Missouri and serves the western suburbs of St. Louis. KPVR forms part of a simulcast with KHZR (97.7 FM) and K270BW (101.9 FM), airing a Christian hip hop format known as Boost Radio. The station is owned by Gateway Creative Broadcasting alongside KLJY, a Contemporary Christian station in St. Louis, with programming originating from its studios in Des Peres.
| Simulcast with KHZR Potosi and K270BW St. Louis | |
|---|---|
| City | Bowling Green, Missouri |
| Broadcast area | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
| Branding | Boost Radio |
| Slogan | Pop. Hip-hop. Hope. |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gateway Creative Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KLJY |
| History | |
| First air date | August 1, 1975[1] |
| Former call signs | KPCR-FM (1975–2004) |
| Former frequencies | 100.9 MHz (1975–1991) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52572 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 7,500 watts |
| HAAT | 180.4 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°15′45″N 91°4′9″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | boostradio |
History
KPVR was established as KPCR-FM at 100.9 MHz on August 1, 1975.[1] It was the companion to KPCR (1530 AM) in the same town and simulcast that station and its country music format two-thirds of the time.
Original owner Pike County Broadcasting, Inc., sold the KPCR stations in 1998 to Indacom, Inc., for $490,000.[2] Indacom sold the two country outlets to Four Him, Inc., headed by Michael Fallon, in 2001 in a $725,000 transaction.[3] KPVR and the 97.7 station at Potosi formed Joy FM, the new contemporary Christian station for St. Louis, formed after a previous commercial outlet in the city was sold and changed formats in 1998.
Joy FM acquired the former KFUO-FM 99.1 in St. Louis and relaunched it as KLJY in July 2010; the original simulcast continued to air Joy FM for several more years. Boost was launched on its present signals—the former Joy FM simulcast and a St. Louis translator owned by the Educational Media Foundation—on March 24, 2014.[4]
References
- "KPCR-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1977. p. C-119 (367). Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. January 2, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 16, 2001. p. 6. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- Venta, Lance (March 20, 2014). "Boost 101.9 St. Louis To Launch Monday". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
External links
- KPVR in the FCC's FM station database
- KPVR on Radio-Locator
- KPVR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database