KPVL | |
City: | Postville, Iowa |
Area: | Northeast Iowa |
Branding: | Community Radio |
Frequency: | 89.1 MHz |
Format: | Community Radio |
Airdate: | December 2002 |
Erp: | 3,000 watts |
Haat: | 75m (246feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 92649 |
Coordinates: | 43.0889°N -91.565°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Postville |
Owner: | Community Public Media |
Website: | http://www.kpvlradio.org |
Affiliations: | Pacifica Radio Public Radio Exchange |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KPVL (89.1 FM) was a non-commercial community radio station licensed to Postville, Iowa, United States.
89.1 KPVL was an independent, non-commercial community radio station that went on the air in December 2002 with a mission to meet the needs of Postville's diverse community.
Programs produced in Hebrew, Spanish, and Russian provided Postville's emerging immigrant populations with a reliable link to community news, issues and events. Other educational and public affairs shows celebrated local culture and served as a platform for community dialog and understanding.
KPVL's main broadcast studio was located in downtown Decorah and a second volunteer training and production studio was also maintained in Postville. A power increase to the station's transmitter brought community radio to the greater four-county area of Northeast Iowa. In 2015, KPVL ceased broadcasting.