KVLI (1140 AM) is a commercial

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that is

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to Lake Isabella, California, United States. The station, a 1,000-

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, is owned by Danny and Kait Hill, through Hill Broadcasting, and broadcasts a

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format.

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is a United States and Mexican

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frequency.

History

KVLI first signed on July 15, 1977. It featured a

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format that included

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, middle of the road (MOR), and

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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

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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 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.

References

External links

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