KLXF (90.5 FM) is a

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to serve

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. Formerly a full-time satellite of

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in Visalia, the station is now the Modesto, CA affiliate of EMF's K-Love Christian Music network. It was previously owned by Central Valley Christian Academy, a

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institution, but was operated by KARM owner Harvest Broadcasting under a

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History

This station received its original

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from the

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on July 6,

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. The new station was assigned the KADV

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by the FCC on August 26, 1987. KADV received its license to cover from the FCC on June 6, 1989. KADV aired a

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format. However, in 2011, due to financial concerns, Central Valley Christian Academy agreed to turn over KADV's operations to KARM, which is also owned by Adventist interests, under an LMA. On November 18, 2016, Central Valley Christian Academy sold KADV to

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for $225,000. On November 22, 2016, KADV changed their call letters to KLXF and on December 1, changed their format to EMF's

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contemporary Christian format.

References

External links

KLXF official website
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