KLVB (103.9 FM) is a radio station

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, and serving the

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. The station carries a

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format and is owned by the

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(EMF). The station operates as part of EMF's

K-Love K-Love (stylized as K-LOVE) is an American Christian radio network. Owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), a non-profit Christian ministry, it primarily broadcasts contemporary Christian music. As of June 2019, the network's progr ...

network. KLVB has an

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(ERP) of 6,000 watts. The

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is on Cherry Hill Road near

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History

On November 8, 1974, the station first

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the air.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1977
',

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, 1977. p. C-31. Retrieved September 23, 2019. Its original

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was

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and it held the

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KHEX.History Cards for KKFS
fcc.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2019. In 2003, the station was sold to First Broadcasting which relaunched the station with an all 1980's music format and using the moniker "Flash 103.9". In 2005, the station was sold to

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which then spun the station off to

Salem Communications Salem Media Group, Inc. (formerly Salem Communications Corporation) is an American radio broadcaster, internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher based in Irving, Texas, targeting audiences interested in Christian values and wha ...

. Salem moved the company's "Fish"

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format over from 105.5 to 103.9. Then 105.5 flipped to a business news and information format as

KSAC-FM KSAC-FM (105.5 Hertz, MHz, "La Ranchera") is a ranchera-leaning regional Mexican radio station based in Sacramento, California, United States. The station is licensed to the community of Dunnigan, California and is owned by Lotus Communications. ...

. In December 2024, it was announced that Salem Media sold KKFS and six other stations to

, the company that operates both the

and

Air1 Air1 is an American Christian radio network owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), a non-profit Christian ministry. It primarily broadcasts contemporary worship music, and is a sister to the EMF's K-Love network. History On July 15, ...

networks. A few weeks later, it was announced that the station will begin airing K-Love, with operation under EMF beginning February 1, 2025. KKFS and KLVB (99.5 FM) changed call signs that same day. 99.5 a couple of weeks later flipped to its sister network Air1.

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