KIRV
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Broadcast area | Fresno |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1510 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Vida Abundante |
| Programming | |
| LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from text | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Centro Cristiano Viva Abundante, Inc. |
| KJDJ, KDBV | |
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Call sign meaning | Original owner Irving E. Penberthy |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 48513 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts (days only) |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Website | radiovidaabundante |
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KIRV (1510 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fresno, California, United States, and serving the Fresno area during the daytime hours only. The station is owned by Centro Cristiano Viva Abundante, Inc. and carries a Spanish-language Christian radio format branded as "Radio Vida Abundante".[2]
KIRV must sign off the air at sunset, a requirement originally instituted to protect the signal of KGA in Spokane, Washington, the former Class A clear channel station on 1510 kHz.
History
The Federal Communications Commission authorized the granting of a construction permit for a new radio station on 1510 kHz in Fresno to Irving E. Penberthy on October 31, 1961.[3] Penberthy was a Baptist minister, but while plans were initially announced for the station to specialize in religious programs,[4] this was changed before broadcasting began in August 1962.[5]
At the end of 1965, Penberthy reached a deal to sell KIRV to general manager Robert Eurich.[6] Eurich owned the station until New Life Enterprises acquired it in 1974.[3]Template:R/superscript One of the partners in New Life was Jim Patterson, who later became mayor of Fresno between 1993 and 2001.[7] Patterson was a second-generation broadcaster; he had previously been employed at KBIF, which was owned by his father Norwood until he lost ownership of it in a tax case. Norwood was also involved with Visalia's KICU-TV.[8]Template:R/superscript Patterson, who was joined by Dan Jantz and Dennis Klassen in the partnership, frequently aired his conservative political views on KIRV programs.[9] The station lost $400 in its first full year as a Christian outlet but made $44,000 of revenue by 1980.[8]
The 500-watt station upgraded to its present 10,000 watts after the construction of two new towers in the antenna array was approved in 1979.[10]
Though not active in management in the later years,[8]Template:R/superscript Patterson continued to own KIRV until 1999, when it was sold to Gore-Overgaard Broadcasting. Gore-Overgaard sold KIRV to current owner Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante in December 2012 for $600,000.[11]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KIRV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KIRV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for KIRV". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Minister Will Open Radio Station". The Fresno Bee. December 31, 1961. p. 19-F. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Station Will Feature Concert Selections, News". The Fresno Bee. July 26, 1962. p. 6-D. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Radio Station KIRV Is Sold For $145,000". The Fresno Bee. December 21, 1965. p. 14-A. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boren, Jim (April 25, 1995). "Mayor finds his job puts him on the freebee-receiving end". The Fresno Bee. p. B1. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hoagland, Doug; Dudley Ellis, Anne (January 5, 1997). "Jim Patterson: I Am the Mayor: Leader of city's new era faces challenges, doubts". The Fresno Bee. pp. A1, A12, A13, A14. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hoagland, Doug (May 3, 1986). "Valley airwaves alive as listeners tune into Jesus". The Fresno Bee. pp. A10, A11. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Supervisors OK growth in county's 'antenna city'". The Fresno Bee. December 18, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fresno AM headed to noncom". Radio and Television Business Report. December 19, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
External links
- Pre-2013 KIRV website
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for KIRV". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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- KIRV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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