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 as "Outlaw Country"
KVLI is a
daytimer station, powered at 1,000
watt
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s.
1140 AM
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is a United States and Mexican
clear-channel frequency so KVLI's AM
transmitter
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must go off the air at night to avoid interference. Programming is heard around the clock on
FM translator K279CZ at 103.7
MHz in Lake Isabella.
History
The station
signed on the air on . It featured a
variety format that included
top 40
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,
middle of the road (MOR), and
country music
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.
In August 2014, Robert J. Bohn and Katherine M. Bohn sold KVLI and sister station
KRVQ-FM to Alta Sierra Broadcasting, LLC for $300,000. However, the transaction triggered a complaint to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which held up the deal for three years.
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, licensee of
KWVE-FM, alleged that a time brokerage agreement (TBA) between the sellers and Alta Sierra constituted an unauthorized transfer of control because KVLI and KRVQ-FM had no staff on premises.
The FCC agreed, levying an $8,000 fine against the Bohns in a
consent decree. The penalty was later reduced to $6,000, and the sale closed in July 2017.
Effective July 6, 2021, Alta Sierra Broadcasting sold KVLI and the construction permit for translator K279CZ to Danny and Kait Hill's Hill Broadcasting for $25,000.
References
External links
Kern River Radio Facebook*
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Radio stations established in 1977
1977 establishments in California
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