K-Love Classics
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Type | Radio network |
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Country | United States |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
History | |
Launch date | 2018 |
Closed | November 2020 |
Coverage | |
Availability | National, through broadcast stations and translators |
K-Love Classics was a Christian classic hits radio network owned by Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and is carried over FM stations, translators, and HD subchannels in the United States. Such stations include WAIW 88.1 in Wheaton, Illinois. The network was one of the formats produced by EMF.[1] Airing Christian music from the 1980s, 1990s, and early in the decade of the 2000s, the K-Love Classics format debuted in June 2018 as an internet-only station but quickly moved to terrestrial radio[2] on FM and HD Radio subchannels after a large response to the new format.
On November 2, 2020, K-Love Classics was discontinued.[3]
History[]
K-Love Classics was launched in June 2018 as an online-only station featuring classic Christian songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and the early part of the decade of the 2000s, akin to the secular classic hits format.[4] In response to popular demand, Educational Media Foundation (EMF) began airing the format over its nationwide network of full-power FM stations, low-power translators, and HD Radio subchannels. In August 2018, WAIW in Wheaton, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) became the first terrestrial radio station to broadcast K-Love Classics.[5]
More stations were added over the next several weeks, including in Palm Springs, California as well as subchannels of WLVU in Nashville and KLVB in Sacramento. For a brief period starting in August 2018, K-Love Classics was available in Los Angeles on KKLQ-HD3, but the following month it was replaced with Radio Nueva Vida programming. However, in August 2020, K-Love Classics came back to the Los Angeles airwaves on KYLA-HD3 and KYRA-HD3.
On November 2, 2020, K-Love Classics was discontinued; the stations carrying the network flipped to a transitional Christmas music program as K-Love Christmas, with the EMF stating plans for new programming to premiere in 2021.[6] On January 1, 2021, K-LOVE launched K-LOVE 90's and K-LOVE 2000's across the network of stations that had previous been K-LOVE Classics.
List of stations[]
In addition to the online stream, K-Love Classics was relayed by numerous terrestrial radio stations throughout the United States. The following list of stations is the extent of the network as of its total shutdown in early November 2020. Unless otherwise indicated, all stations are on the FM band.[7]
Call Sign | Frequency | State | City of License | Broadcast Market | Format now |
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KLJK | 94.7 | Arkansas | Weiner | Jonesboro | K-LOVE 2000's |
K270AI | 101.9 | California | Cathedral City | Palm Springs | K-LOVE 2000's |
KLXB-HD2 | 105.1-2 | California | Cathedral City | Palm Springs | K-LOVE 2000's |
KARJ-HD2 | 92.1-2 | California | Escondido | San Diego | K-LOVE 2000's |
KYLA-HD3 | 92.7-3 | California | Fountain Valley | Los Angeles | K-LOVE 2000's |
KYRA-HD3 | 92.7-3 | California | Thousand Oaks | Los Angeles | K-LOVE 2000's |
KLVG-HD3 | 103.7-3 | California | Garberville | Eureka | K-LOVE 90's |
KLSB-HD3 | 97.5-3 | California | Goleta | Santa Barbara | K-LOVE 2000's |
K227BI | 93.3 | California | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | K-LOVE 2000's |
K270BE | 101.9 | California | Modesto | Modesto | K-LOVE 2000's |
KLXF-HD3 | 90.5-3 | California | Modesto | Modesto | K-LOVE 2000's |
K208CW | 89.5 | California | Monterey | Monterey | K-LOVE 90's |
K275CU | 102.9 | California | Monterey | Monterey | K-LOVE 2000's |
KLVB-HD3 | 99.5-3 | California | Citrus Heights | Sacramento | K-LOVE 90's |
KLVS-HD3 | 107.3-3 | California | Livermore | San Francisco | K-LOVE 90's |
K281BU | 104.1 | California | San Francisco | San Francisco | K-LOVE |
KLVM-HD2 | 88.9-2 | California | Santa Cruz | Salinas-Monterey | K-LOVE 2000's |
KNVM | 89.7 | California | Prunedale | Salinas-Monterey | K-LOVE 90's |
KJLV-HD3 | 97.7-3 | California | Los Altos | San Jose | K-LOVE 90's |
K205BN | 88.9 | California | Los Gatos | San Jose | K-LOVE 90's |
K265CV | 100.9 | California | Fremont | Fremont | K-LOVE 90's |
KLDV-HD3 | 91.1-3 | Colorado | Denver | Denver | K-LOVE 2000's |
WLVW-HD2 | 107.3-2 | DC | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | K-LOVE 2000's |
WAKL-HD3 | 106.7-3 | Georgia | Gainesville | Atlanta | K-LOVE 2000's |
KLUU-HD3 | 103.5-3 | Hawaii | Wahiawa | Honolulu | K-LOVE 90's |
WLWX | 88.1 | Illinois | Wheaton | Chicago | K-LOVE 90's |
WCKL-HD3 | 97.9 | Illinois | Chicago | Chicago | BOOST Radio |
WLAI-HD2 | 107.1-2 | Kentucky | Wilmore | Lexington | K-LOVE 90's |
WDKL-HD3 | 102.7-3 | Michigan | Detroit | Detroit | K-LOVE 2000's |
W215CH | 90.9 | Michigan | Grand Ledge | Lansing | K-LOVE 2000's |
KDTI | 90.3 | Michigan | Rochester Hills | Detroit | K-LOVE 2000's |
WARW-HD2 | 96.7-2 | New York | Port Chester | New York City | K-LOVE 2000's |
WPLJ-HD2 | 95.5-2 | New York | New York City | New York City | K-LOVE 90's |
WKFV-HD3 | 107.3-3 | North Carolina | Clinton | Fayetteville | K-LOVE 2000's |
W272DD | 102.3 | North Carolina | Fayetteville | Fayetteville | K-LOVE 2000's |
WWLV-HD3 | 94.1-3 | North Carolina | Lexington | Winston-Salem | K-LOVE 2000's |
WRCM-HD3 | 91.9-3 | North Carolina | Wingate | Charlotte | K-LOVE 90's |
W205CP | 88.9 | North Carolina | Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem | AIR 1 |
WPAY (AM) | 1520 kHz | Ohio | Rossford | Toledo | SOLD |
W221BG | 92.1 | Ohio | Toledo | Toledo | SOLD |
KLVP-HD3 | 97.9-3 | Oregon | Aloha | Portland | BOOST RADIO |
K279BO | 103.7 | Oregon | Portland | Portland | BOOST RADIO |
KLVU-HD3 | 107.1-3 | Oregon | Sweet Home | Eugene | K-LOVE 90's |
KLMD-HD2 | 101.5-2 | Oregon | Talent | Medford | K-LOVE 90's |
K243AF | 96.5 | Oregon | Medford | Medford | K-LOVE 90's |
KJKF | 88.9 | Oregon | Klamath Falls | Klamath Falls | K-LOVE 2000's |
WKVP-HD3 | 106.9-3 | Pennsylvania | Camden, New Jersey | Philadelphia | K-LOVE 2000's |
W250CY | 97.9 | Pennsylvania | West View | Pittsburgh | BOOST RADIO |
WPKV-HD3 | 98.3-3 | Pennsylvania | Duquesne | Pittsburgh | BOOST RADIO |
WMHK-HD3 | 89.7-3 | South Carolina | Columbia | Columbia | K-LOVE 2000's |
WLVU-HD3 | 97.1-3 | Tennessee | Belle Meade | Nashville | K-LOVE 90's |
KVLR-HD3 | 92.5-3 | Texas | Sunset Valley | Austin | K-LOVE 90's |
KFMK-HD2 | 105.9-2 | Texas | Round Rock | Austin | K-LOVE 2000's |
Former Stations Prior to November 2020 Network Closure[]
Call Sign | Frequency | State | City of License | Broadcast Market |
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KKLJ | 100.1 | California | Julian | San Diego |
KKLQ-HD3 | 100.3-3 | California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
References[]
- ^ "K-LOVE Radio". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "EMF Places 'K-Love Classics' On Illinois FM". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "EMF Shuts Down K-Love Classics". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Venta, Lance (August 15, 2018). "EMF Launches Christian Classic Hits "K-Love Classics"". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "EMF Places 'K-Love Classics' On Illinois FM". Inside Radio. Atlanta, Georgia. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "EMF Shuts Down K-Love Classics". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "K-Love Classics Public File" (PDF). K-Love. 2019-10-03.
External links[]
- Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 2018
- 2018 establishments in California
- Radio stations disestablished in 2020
- 2020 disestablishments in California
- Defunct radio networks in the United States