K-LOVE

Infobox Radio station
name = K-LOVE


city = Winchester, Oregon
area = flagcountry|United States
branding =
slogan = "Positive and Encouraging"
airdate = 1982
frequency =
format = Contemporary Christian music
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owner = Educational Media Foundation
webcast = [http://www.klove.com/listen/ Listen Live!]
website = http://www.klove.com/
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K-LOVE is a Family Contemporary Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by Sacramento area based non-profit EMF Broadcasting. [cite web|url=http://www.internetradioindex.com/i-probe/ip_christian.html|title=Christian "Live" Internet Radio Stations...|publisher=InternetRadioIndex|accessdate=2007-11-17] K-LOVE makes heavy use of broadcast translators to spread the signal across much of the country. The K-LOVE station in Wichita (KTLI) - which K-LOVE owners purchased in the early 2000s - serves as the station reporter of monitored airplay by Mediabase 24/7, while the Chicago station (WJKL) is monitored by Nielson Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) whose data is used by Radio & Records. As of November 2006, the network lists 124 transmitters of various power levels (though some may be duplicates). K-Love's morning show consists of John and Sherri Rivers who broadcast live from their Texas ranch.

K-LOVE plays artists such as Mercyme, Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, tobyMac, and the Newsboys, among others. K-LOVE often holds listener telethons and appeals to its listeners to contribute to keep the stations operating. In June 08, Mike Novack, President of K-LOVE and Air 1, announced on air that their previous spring pledge drive was less than successful, and they were being forced to stop all expansions, freeze hiring, make cutbacks, and even sell a network radio station.

Air 1, K-LOVE's co-owned network, generally plays music akin to a Hot AC or Adult Top 40 format.

History

K-LOVE began as a single radio station, KCLB, in 1982, in Santa Rosa, California as a result of the vision of a former San Francisco disc jockey, Bob Anthony (Fogal) who was later to be involved in the creation of another Christian music radio network, Air 1. In 1988, coverage expanded as the transmitter was moved to a better location following a fire. Encouraged by public support, KCLB become K-LOVE Radio in the same year, and additional stations were opened. [cite web | url = http://www.klove.com/promodetails.aspx?i=505 | work = KLOVE.com | title = History of K-LOVE | accessmonthday = November 18 | accessyear = 2006]

Information Updates

At regular intervals, K-LOVE News Staff provide an update on current news stories, and also stories from listeners about what is happening in their communities. News stories can also be found on their web site.

K-LOVE also provides "Fast, Local Weather Forecasts" on their [http://www.klove.com/News/Weather.aspx weather page] . Forecasts are taken from the National Weather Service.

You can find information about popular artists and the songs they play on the site as well.

Programming

Detailed and updated information about K-LOVE's programming and on-air hosts can be found on [http://www.klove.com/Music/OnAirTalent.aspx their website] .

External links

* [http://www.klove.com/ K-LOVE]
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* [http://www.air1.com/ Air 1]
* [http://www.emfbroadcasting.com/ EMF Broadcasting]
* [http://www.klove.com/Music/stationsPrinterFriendly.aspx Station list]

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