KRVQ-FM

KRVQ-FM (104.5 FM) is a radio station that is licensed to and serves Lake Isabella, California, United States. The station is owned by Craig and Patricia Lutz, through licensee Alta Sierra Broadcasting LLC. KRVQ-FM has been silent since June 23, 2016; prior to this, it broadcast a classic rock format.

For the station that held the callsign KRVQ from 2006 to 2010, see KIXM.
KRVQ-FM
CityLake Isabella, California
Frequency104.5 MHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
OwnerCraig Lutz and Patricia Lutz
(Alta Sierra Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date1992 (as KVLI-FM)
Former call signsKVLI-FM (1990-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID35856
ClassA
ERP200 watts
HAAT384 meters
Transmitter coordinates35°37′21.00″N 118°26′16.00″W

History

The station first signed on in 1992 as KVLI-FM, the sister station to KVLI. On September 23, 2011, the station changed its call sign to KRVQ-FM and switched formats from classic hits to classic rock, branded as "The River".

In August 2014, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn sold KRVQ-FM and sister station KVLI to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000.[1] However, the transaction triggered a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which held up the deal for three years. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, licensee of KWVE-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 a consent decree.[2] The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.[3]

On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM went silent.[4]

References
  1. "Price For WCCC: $9.5 Million". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "FCC Fines California Cluster Owner Under Consent Decree, Hits Pirate FM Operator With $20,000 Fine". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. "West Palm Beach FM Translator Sold". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  4. "Engineering STA". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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