KVSR explained

KVSR
City:Kirksville, Missouri
Branding:Spirit FM
Frequency:90.7 MHz
Airdate:1998 [1]
Format:Christian Adult Contemporary
Erp:50,000 watts
Haat:143m (469feet)
Class:C1
Facility Id:78923
Former Callsigns:KHGN (1996–2010)[2]
Owner:University of Northwestern – St. Paul
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:spiritfm.org
Licensing Authority:FCC

KVSR (90.7 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Kirksville, Missouri, United States. The station is an affiliate of Spirit FM, broadcasting a Christian Adult Contemporary format with a few Christian talk and teaching programs, and is currently owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.[3]

History

The station was previously owned by Care Broadcasting, and held the callsign KHGN from the time it came on the air in 1998[1] until July 2010.[2] The station was initially known as "The Heartland's Good News Station", and primarily aired Christian talk and teaching programming as an affiliate of Moody Broadcasting Network.[4] KHGN became an affiliate of Spirit FM in March 2007,[5] and was sold to Lake Area Educational Broadcasting Foundation on April 22, 2010.[6] On July 27, 2010, the station's call sign was changed to KVSR.[2]

Effective July 5, 2023, Lake Area Educational Broadcasting Foundation sold KVSR, fourteen sister stations, eight translators, and six construction permits to the University of Northwestern – St. Paul for $1.25 million.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=255656 Application Search Details
  2. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=78923&Callsign=KVSR Call Sign History
  3. Web site: KVSR Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division . 2012-09-20.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20020125081927/http://www.khgn.org/ The Heartland's Good News Station: About
  5. http://www.hisair.net/news/jan-april2007.htm NewsChannel Jan - April 2007
  6. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1345455 Application Search Details