WBKV (FM)
WBKV (89.9 FM) is a radio station in Buffalo, New York, broadcasting K-Love's contemporary Christian format without local deviation outside of station identification. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.[1] Unlike most Buffalo stations, its signal is directed southward, and has no over-the-air availability across Lake Ontario into the Greater Toronto Area.
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City | Buffalo, New York |
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Broadcast area | Buffalo |
Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Christian contemporary |
Affiliations | K-Love |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
History | |
First air date | 1989 |
Former call signs | WBFR (1984–1985) WFBF (1985–2019) |
Call sign meaning | W-Buffalo K-Love |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 20725 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 16,000 watts |
HAAT | 90 meters (300 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°41′19″N 78°45′15″W |
Links | |
Website | KLove.com |
The station signed on in 1989[2] as WFBF under the ownership of Family Stations, carrying its Family Radio network.[3] In September 2019, Family Stations came to terms with the Educational Media Foundation to sell four stations, including the then-WFBF, to that organization. Upon the sale's closing on November 22, 2019, the station became the Buffalo market's K-Love affiliate,[4] and the station changed its call sign to WBKV.
References
- "WBKV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-373. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 (PDF). 1990. p. B-209. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/189176/family-stations-sells-4-fms-1-translator-to-emf
External links
- WBKV in the FCC's FM station database
- WBKV on Radio-Locator
- WBKV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database