KVOH The "Voice of Hope - Americas", owned and operated by Strategic Communications Group, was a non-commercial, 50 kW shortwave (SW) Christian/

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radio station located in

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, though their studios are in

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, which they claim as their home city. Programming could be heard on 9.975

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and 17.775 MHz, often using two languages: English and Spanish.

Signal

The main KVOH signal is broadcast from their transmission facility on Chatsworth Peak in

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, with a signal of either 50 or 100

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of power; either signal claims to have a 100-degree

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pointed at

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, which would also cover much of

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, the Caribbean, and the Southern United States. KVOH's parent organization, Strategic Communications Group, maintains other signals on

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and shortwave, with apparent Middle East reception on 1287 AM from Voice of Hope - Israel ( AM), as well as from the Voice of Hope - Africa, broadcasting on two transmitters located in Zambia, Africa on 6.065 MHz. Despite this, parts of Northeast Africa do not receive a signal.

Programming

The schedule at KVOH consists of either religious speakers like Lorenzo Martinez (former musician based in Los Angeles), a daily devotional, or Christian music. Also, Rev. John and Heather Tayloe's Nightwatch broadcast each evening.

History

The station website notes that it has broadcast programming on 9.975 MHz for "over 30 years". The original station was founded by the late Dr. George Otis starting in 1985. KVOH was testing on 17.775 MHz during August and September 2011. Today, Rev. John and Heather Otis Tayloe, Strategic Communications Group, operate KVOH (Voice of Hope - Americas) in an effort to share the Gospel of Jesus by shortwave radio. KVOH ceased operation June 26, 2023, citing the cost of electricity in California. Hauser, Glenn (June 28, 2023)
World of Radio Episode 2196
Retrieved July 10, 2023.

References

External links

Station record
from the

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