KRVE

KRVE is an adult contemporary outlet serving the Baton Rouge area. The iHeartMedia, Inc. station broadcasts at 96.1 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW and is licensed to Brusly, Louisiana. Its studios are located east of downtown Baton Rouge near the I-10/I-12 interchange and its transmitter is in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana.

KRVE
CityBrusly, Louisiana
Broadcast areaBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Frequency96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96.1 The River
SloganBaton Rouge's Official At Work Station
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
HD2: iHeart80's
HD3: Air1
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stationsWFMF, WJBO, WLRO, WYNK
History
First air dateAugust 18, 1989 (1989-08-18)
Former call signsKIEZ (198991)
Former frequencies96.3 MHz (198991)
Call sign meaningK RiVEr (a reference to the nearby Mississippi River)
Technical information
Facility ID40866
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT137 meters (449 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°29′37.00″N 91°0′19.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website961theriver.iheart.com

KRVE is the home station for the syndicated morning drive show "Murphy, Sam and Jodi".[1]

History

The station was originally at 96.3, and was assigned the call letters KIEZ on August 18, 1989. On July 15, 1991, the station changed its call sign to the current KRVE;[2] it moved to 96.1 that year. The KRVE call letters were previously owned by a Portuguese language FM radio station (now country music station KRTY) in San Jose, California.

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