KCLM (89.7 FM) is a

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that is licensed to

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and serves the Santa Maria—

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area. It is rebroadcast via translator K221FV in

San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly h ...

on 92.1 FM. Both KCLM and the translator are owned by

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and air a public radio format,

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ing KCLU-FM in

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History

KHFR (2002–2013)

The

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(FCC) granted a

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to build the station, given the call letters KHFR, in 2002. In June 2005, KHFR received permission from the FCC to start test broadcasts; the station was officially licensed on December 15. KHFR was originally owned by

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, a non-profit radio network headed by

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. As a

operation, the station sold no airtime; the few outside ministries that air on Family Radio are not charged. Programming included traditional

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, along with Christian fundamentalist teaching and preaching.

KCLM (2013–present)

On January 25, 2013, Family Radio sold KHFR and translator K221FV in

for $475,000; the transaction closed in May. The plan was for the two stations to

public radio station KCLU-FM in

. On May 6, KHFR changed its callsign to KCLM. The station's signal was modified to provide coverage from the

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to Pismo Beach, although it can be heard as far north as Morro Bay. KCLU moved the translator to 92.1 FM in San Luis Obispo, providing coverage to parts of the city where the primary 89.7 FM signal is blocked.

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