Radio station in Sunset Valley, Texas
KVLR
(92.5
MHz
) is a
non-commercial
FM
radio station
licensed
to
Sunset Valley, Texas
, and serving the
Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area
. It is owned by the
Educational Media Foundation
as the Austin
affiliate
for EMF's
Air1
radio network, airing its Christian
Worship music
format. It does not carry commercials, instead making on-air appeals for contributions.
The station also has two translators at 92.1 FM in
Austin
and 92.9 FM in
Del Valle
. In the Austin area, Air1 programming is also heard on 92.1 KYLR in
Hutto
. KVLR broadcasts using
HD Radio
technology. Its HD2
digital subchannel
carries programming from
Radio Nueva Vida
, a
Spanish-language
Christian radio
network.
History
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The station first
signed on
the air in 1992
; 32 years ago
(
1992
)
. The station started as
KKLB
("Club 92") with a
Spanish-language
contemporary hits
format. In the early 2000s, KKLB switched to
Spanish Oldies
as La Lupe 92.5 FM, but kept the KKLB
call sign
.
On February 23, 2007, the call letters were changed from KKLB to
KXXS
as part of a format switch to
Spanish pop
-formatted "Digital 92.5". "La Lupe" moved to
KXTZ
1560 AM
.
Digital 92.5 lasted until November 2, 2009. The format changed formats to
sports radio
,
simulcasting
KTTX
104.9 FM.
On November 30, 2009, KXXS split from the KTTX simulcast and changed formats to
oldies
, with programming from
Scott Shannon
's "
True Oldies Channel
."
On August 15, 2011, KXXS began simulcasting its oldies sound on 98.9 FM,
KXBT
. On September 3, 2011, the True Oldies format ended on KXXS, switching top
KXBT
. KXXS switched to Spanish-language sports as an
ESPN Deportes Radio
affiliate.
On July 2, 2012, the station again changed its call sign, this time to
KVLR
and changed to EMF's
K-LOVE
Contemporary Christian
format as a result of a sale to Educational Media Foundation. The sale to EMF was consummated on October 17, 2012, at a purchase price of $750,000. KVLR also began broadcasting EMF's Air1 Christian Worship format on its
HD2
digital subchannel
.
On November 1, 2020, EMF switched the K-Love format to newly acquired
KFMK
105.9 FM
and moved Air1 programming to the primary channel on 92.5 FM.
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