KRVQ-FM (104.5 FM) is a

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that is

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to and serves

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, United States. The station is owned by Neal and Amie Preston, through licensee Asha Faith James Company. KRVQ-FM has been silent since June 23, 2016; prior to this, it broadcast a

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format.

History

The station first signed on in 1992 as KVLI-FM, simulcasting the

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of its sister station

KVLI KVLI (1140 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station that is licensed to Lake Isabella, California, United States. The station is owned by Danny and Kait Hill, through Hill Broadcasting, and broadcasts a Classic Country radio format, known a ...

. In June 1997, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn purchased KVLI-AM-FM for $240,000. The new owners flipped both stations to

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that September. On September 23, 2011, the station changed its

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to and switched formats from classic hits to

, branded as "The River". In August 2014, the Bohns sold KRVQ-FM, KVLI, and KCNQ to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000. However, the transaction triggered a complaint to the

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(FCC) which held up the deal for three years. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, licensee of

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, 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

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. The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017. On June 23, 2016, KRVQ-FM went silent. Effective October 4, 2022, Alta Sierra Broadcasting sold KRVQ-FM and KCNQ to Asha Faith James Company for $250,000.

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{{Bakersfield Radio Mass media in Kern County, California Radio stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in California