KVCP
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History | |
First air date | October 23, 1991[1] |
Former call signs | KNAI (1987–2017) KNAI-FM (2017–2018) KCCF-FM (2018) |
Call sign meaning | Voice of Christian Youth in Phoenix |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 47667 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 22,500 watts |
HAAT | 304 meters (997 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°35′46″N 112°05′31″W / 33.596°N 112.092°W |
Translator(s) | HD4: 107.5 K298CK (Phoenix) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | vcyamerica.org |
KVCP (88.3
KVCP originally operated as a shared-time station; it broadcast from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the remaining hours used by Family Radio's KPHF for its Christian radio format. The stations' owners began this shared time arrangement in 1990 after both vying for the frequency. Both KVCP and KPHF used the same transmitter off Shaw Butte Trail in Phoenix. As of late March 2023, KVCP operates on a full-time basis.
History
The station went on the air in 1992 as KNAI, a
On September 2, 2011, lawyers representing radio stations KNAI and KUFW (Woodlake, California) notified the FCC that license holder National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc., had legally changed its name to the "César Chávez Foundation" on June 30, 2010.[2] Chávez was a noted leader of the Farm Workers movement.
In March 2017, it was announced that the César Chávez Foundation was planning to buy
On September 24, 2018, the Cesar Chavez Foundation announced that they had sold KCCF-FM to Wisconsin-based evangelical Christian broadcaster VCY America for $4.9 million, who was to maintain the shared-time arrangement with Family Radio and KPHF, making 88.3 a full-time Christian station, albeit with two different operators and licenses.[7] The sale was consummated on December 31, 2018, at which point VCY America changed the station's call sign to KVCP.
On March 22, 2023, Family Radio surrendered KPHF's license to the Federal Communications Commission for cancellation, and it was cancelled the next day. In exchange for the license surrender and the ability to take over the frequency on a full-time basis, VCY America paid Family Radio $800,000 and agreed to carry Family Radio's programming on KVCP's HD2 channel, feeding Family Radio's translator K298CK. Additionally, Family Radio agreed to carry VCY America's programming on the HD2 channel of its KEBR in Sacramento, California.[8]
Translators
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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K298CK | 107.5 FM | Phoenix, Arizona | 65 | D | FMQ |
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-46. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Paxson, Anne Thomas (September 2, 2011). "Change of Corporate Name of Licensee of Noncommercial FM Radio Stations". Borsari & Paxson. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ InsideRadio.com
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (KCCF-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KNAI)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Venta, Lance (February 13, 2018). "88.3 Phoenix Stunting". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "VCY America to Acquire Non-Commercial KCCF-FM/Phoenix". Radio Online. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Family Stations & VCY America Agree to Unwind Phoenix Timeshare Agreement", RadioInsight. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
External links
- KVCP in the FCC FM station database
- KVCP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database